A new species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from the Azapa Valley, northern Chile

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ABSTRACT. A new species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from the Azapa Valley, northern Chile. Male and female adults of a new species of Eupithecia Curtis from the Arica Province, Chile are described and illustrated. The species is compared with E. yubitzae Vargas & Parra, 2004, from the same locality, and E. galapagosata Landry & Rindge 1995, from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

A new species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from the Andes of northern Chile

“…In contrast, the species richness of Eupithecia appears to be lower in the arid environments of South America (Rindge 1987). Parsons et al (1999) listed 61 species of Eupithecia with type locality in Chile; four others were added later (Parra and Ibarra-Vidal 2002;Vargas 2011). Most of the Chilean Eupithecia occur in the central and southern zones of the country (Vojnits 1985(Vojnits , 1992(Vojnits , 1994Rindge 1987Rindge , 1991.…”

“…Most of the Chilean Eupithecia occur in the central and southern zones of the country (Vojnits 1985(Vojnits , 1992(Vojnits , 1994Rindge 1987Rindge , 1991. In contrast, only five species have been recorded in the extremely arid environments of the northernmost part, at about 18-19°S, only one of which is known to occur in the highlands of the Andes (Rindge 1987;Vargas 2011). Adults of a second high-elevation species were recently collected in northern Chile.…”