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Prey identification in nests of the potter wasp Hypodynerus andeus (Packard) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae) using DNA barcodes. Geometrid larvae are the only prey known for larvae of the Neotropical potter wasp Hypodynerus andeus (Packard, 1869) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae) in the coastal valleys of the northern Chilean Atacama Desert. A fragment of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase c subunit 1 was amplified from geometrid larvae collected from cells of H. andeus in the Azapa Valley, Arica Province, and used to provide taxonomic identifications. Two species, Iridopsis hausmanni Vargas, 2007 and Macaria mirthae Vargas, Parra & Hausmann, 2005 were identified, while three others could be identified only at higher taxonomic levels, because the barcode reference library of geometrid moths is still incomplete for northern Chile.
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A new species of Glena Hulst (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from northern Chile. A new species of Glena Hulst (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) is described from two valleys of the coastal desert of northern Chile. Immature stages are associated with Trixis cacalioides (Kunth) Don. (Asteraceae). Holotype, male and female genitalia, and a sexual dimorphic feature are illustrated. This is the first record of a species of Glena from Chile.
Uma nova espécie de Glena Hulst (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) é descrita de dois vales do deserto litoral do norte do Chile. Os estágios imaturos estão associados com o arbusto Trixis cacalioides (Kunth) Don. (Asteraceae). O holótipo, a genitália do macho e da fêmea, e um caráter com dimorfismo sexual são ilustrados. Este é o primeiro registro de uma espécie de Glena para o Chile.
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Se presentan descripciones de dos nuevas especies de Iridopsis Warren, 1894, del norte de Chile: I. hausmanni sp. nov., del valle de Azapa, Provincia de Arica; e I. parrai sp. nov., de la Pampa del Tamarugal, Provincia de Iquique. Los estados inmaduros de I. parrai se asocian con Prosopis tamarugo Phil. (Fabaceae). Esta es la primera mención de Iridopsis para Chile.
Two new species of Iridopsis Warren, 1894, are described from northern Chile: I. hausmanni sp. nov. from the Azapa valley, Arica Province; and I. parrai sp. nov. from Pampa del Tamarugal, Iquique Province. The immature stages of I. parrai are associated with Prosopis tamarugo Phil. (Fabaceae). Photographs of the adults and figures of the male and female genitalia are included. This is the first mention of Iridopsis from Chile.