Type locality. Rio de Janeiro, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Distribution. Known from Argentina and Brazil along the Atlantic forest (Plt. 402A). In Brazil, widespread in Atlantic Forest and Araucaria Forest (Plt. 402A), from low to high elevations (Plt. 402B). Observed in the field in open areas, forest edges, and disturbed areas (Giraudo and Scrocchi, 2002; Morato, 2005; Bérnils, 2009; Hartmann et al., 2009).