Additions to the Known Distribution ofEpipompilus aztecus(Cresson, 1869) andE. excelsus(Bradley, 1944) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)

Abstract

Knowledge about the species distribution of EpipompilusKohl, 1884, is largely based on the records from the species description. Recent efforts in South American bodiversity studies indicate that knowledge about the distribution of Epipompilusspecies in the region is in an early stage. Two new records of E. aztecuswere obtained for the semideciduous Atlantic Forest, in central Brazil, and one record for the Amazonian Forest in northern Brazil, indicating that its distribution extends between Central and South America. The new records of E. excelsuswere obtained mainly from the Atlantic Forest highlands, indicating that this species is commonly found in the southeastern South American Central Plateau and restricted to forest ecosystem of this region.