Una nueva especie de Pero Herrich-Schäffer (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) del Norte de Chile

A new species and a new record of Pero Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in the Andes of southern Peru

“…The genus Pero Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae, Odontoperini) is represented by 313 described species, 294 in the Neotropics and 19 in the Nearctic region (Poole 1987;Herbulot 2002;Pitkin 2002;Ferris 2003;Lévêque 2006Lévêque , 2007Lévêque , 2010Brown 2007;Vargas 2007). The list includes the two species previously ascribed to the Neotropical Nepitia Walker, 1866, a genus recently synonymized with Pero based on a molecular phylogenetic study that also provided support for the synonymy of Azelinini with Odontoperini (Brehm et al 2019).…”

“…The list includes the two species previously ascribed to the Neotropical Nepitia Walker, 1866, a genus recently synonymized with Pero based on a molecular phylogenetic study that also provided support for the synonymy of Azelinini with Odontoperini (Brehm et al 2019). South American species of Pero are mostly associated with Andean habitats, from mid-elevation eastern wet forest to xerophytic scrubland of western slopes, and with southeastern Brazilian habitats (Poole 1987;Lévêque 2007;Vargas 2007;Cerdeña et al 2019). Faunistic studies have revealed high diversity of Pero in moist forest of the Andes (Brehm et al 2016).…”

Adiciones a la fauna de geométridos (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) de Chile

“…En Chile sólo una especie ha sido citada previamente, la cual se distribuye en la precordillera a 3.000 msnm de altitud (Vargas 2007), mientras que P. obtusaria ha sido colectada en los valles costeros de Azapa y Chaca, ambos cercanos al nivel del mar.…”