Platytomus longulus (Cartwright, 1948)Pleurophorus longulus Cartwright, 1948: 143–144.Platytomus longulus – Pittino & Mariani 1986: 55.BRAZIL – Amazonas • 4 specs; Castanho-Careiro, AM-359 Km 39; 3°43′59″ S, 60°20′09″ W; 6–7 Nov. 2010; J.A. Rafael et al. leg.; light; CEMT • 1 spec.; Manaus, 24 km of Embrapa-CPAA; 20 Aug. 1993; A. Pamplona leg.; light; CEMT. – Distrito Federal • 1 spec.; Brasília, Plano Piloto; 31 May 1958; Bello leg.; CEMT • 3 specs; Brasília, Embrapa Cerrados; 15°35′54″ S, 47°42′51″ W; 24 Mar. 2006; C. Oliveira leg.; agricultural area; light; CEMT. – Espírito Santo • 1 spec.; Linhares, Res. Vale Rio Doce; 19°14′46″ S, 39°57′40″ W; elev. 12 m; 5–6 May 2007; J.A. Rafael and F. Xavier leg.; light; CEMT. – Mato Grosso • 3 specs; Chapada dos Guimarães; 27 Apr. 2001; A.F. Ramos leg.; light; CEMT • 4 specs; same data as for preceding; 28 Apr. 2001; CEMT • 1 spec.; Cotriguaçu, Fazenda São Nicolau; 16 Jan. 2008; O. Peres-Filho leg.; light; CEMT • 2 specs; same data as for preceding, airport; 9°51′52″ S, 58°13′45″ W; 2 Oct. 2017; F.Z. Vaz-de-Mello et al. leg.; light; CEMT • 1 spec.; Cuiabá; 15°16′45″ S, 56°00′06″ W; 7 Jul. 2015; A. Frolov and L. Ahkmetova leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; Sesc Pantanal; 15 Sep. 2004; light; CEMT • 1 spec.; Tangará da Serra, Fazenda Três Rios; 14°21′ S, 57°42′ W; elev. 592 m; Feb. 2008; N. Degallier leg.; Cerrado; pitfall; CEMT. – Mato Grosso do Sul • 1 spec.; Corumbá, Fazenda São Bento, Prox. Porto Jofre; 14 Apr. 2011; R.V. Nunes leg.; light; CEMT • 3 specs; Selvíra, UNESP Farm; 1 Oct. 1992; C.A.H. Flechtmann leg.; Brachiaria decumbens pasture; CEMT • 2 specs; same data as for preceding; 7 Nov. 1991; CEMT. – Minas Gerais • 2 specs; Cordisburgo; Dec. 1997; F.Z. Vaz-de-Mello leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; Viçosa; May 1998; F.Z. Vaz-de-Mello leg.; CEMT. – Paraná • 3 specs; Guaratuba, Portal do Itararé; elev. 900 m; 15 Apr. 2005; Grossi and Caron leg.; light; CEMT • 1 spec.; Icaraíma, Estância Felipe; 23°20′32″ S, 53°39′09″ W; elev. 300 m; 2019; Felipe and Rodrigues leg.; CEMT. – Pernambuco • 1 spec.; Afrânio; 8°31′53″ S, 41°02′59″ W; elev. 550 m; 16 May 2007; J.A. Rafael and F. Xavier leg.; light; CEMT. – Rio Grande do Sul • 5 specs; Bagé; 31°21′05″ S, 54°01′13″ W; elev. 232 m; 4 Jan. 2016; R.N. Sisti et al. leg.; forest; CEMT • 1 spec.; Santa Cruz do Sul, Cerro Alegre; 29°48′11″ S, 52°19′51″ W; 21 Jan. 2012; R. Bohn leg.; annual crop; bovine feces; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 29°48′18″ S, 52°19′55″ W; CEMT • 8 specs; same data as for preceding; 29°48′18″ S, 52°19′55″ W; 21 Jan. 2012; open area; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 29°48′05″ S, 52°19′39″ W; 11 Feb. 2012; CEMT. – Rondônia • 2 specs; 62 km S of Ariquemes, Fazenda Rancho Grande; Feb. 1997; F.Z. Vaz-de-Mello and Vulinec leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; Porto Velho, Rio das Graças, Bom Jesus; 8°49′47″ S, 63°46′51″ W; 22 Oct. 2017; D.C. Santos and L. Silvia leg.; FIT; CEMT. – Santa Catarina • 1 spec.; Florianópolis, Lagoa do Peri; 27°43′ S, 48°32′ W; Feb. 2009; A. Martins and M. Hernández leg.; Atlantic forest; CEMT. – São Paulo • 1 spec.; Anhembi; ESALQ/USP; E.N.L. Ferreira leg.; CEMT • 8 specs; Anhembi, ESALQ/USP, Petrobras; 22°42′ S, 47°39′ W; 2 Apr. 2013; E.N.L. Ferreira leg.; light; CEMT • 6 specs; Anhembi, ESALQ/USP; 22°43′ S, 48°10′ W; 2 Apr. 2013; E.N.L. Ferreira leg.; E. urophylla; light; CEMT • 1 spec.; Anhembi, ESALQ/USP, R. Legal; 22°43′ S, 48°10′ W; E.N.L. Ferreira leg.; light; CEMT • 2 specs; Anhembi, ESALQ/USP; 22°43′ S, 49°11′ W; 2 Apr. 2013; E.N.L. Ferreira leg.; E. grandis; light; CEMT.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – Mississippi • 4 specs; Lafayette, Oxford; 8 Sep. 1995; P.K. Lago leg.; CEMT.Sexual dimorphismFemales with meso- and metatarsus shorter than tibiae; abdomen is more convex than in males and disc of pygidium is wider and shorter compared with that of males.Collecting informationSpecimens have been collected with light traps in pastures of Urochloa decumbens, Cerrado regions and in tropical rainforests.RemarksPlatytomus longulus and Platytomus freudei are here treated as a complex of species due to the difficulties encountered when trying to distinguish them.