During a survey of the genus Morganella and based on the examination o
f herbarium material only, three species were recorded from South Amer
ica: Morganella costaricensis, ill. fuliginea and M. velutina. M. cost
aricensis is the first record for South America, M. puiggarii is propo
sed as a synonym of M. fuliginea. The genus appears to be of temperate
to pantropical distribution.