Check List 19(6): 1021-1027, doi: 10.15560/19.6.1021
Range extension and the northern limit of the Chilean endemic Anabittacus iridipennis Kimmins, 1929 (Mecoptera, Bittacidae), with an updated distribution and biological notes
Rodrigo M. Barahona-Segovia‡, Javiera Chinga§, Josefina Hepp|‡ Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile§ Centre of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES), Santiago, Chile| Fundación Chilco, Santiago, Chile
Corresponding author: Rodrigo M. Barahona-Segovia ( rbarahona13@gmail.com ) Academic editor: Renato Jose Pires Machado © Rodrigo M. Barahona-Segovia, Javiera Chinga, Josefina Hepp. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Barahona-Segovia RM, Chinga J, Hepp J (2023) Range extension and the northern limit of the Chilean endemic Anabittacus iridipennis Kimmins, 1929 (Mecoptera, Bittacidae), with an updated distribution and biological notes. Check List 19(6): 1021-1027. https://doi.org/10.15560/19.6.1021 |  |
Abstract
Chile has six species of Mecoptera, among which is Anabittacus iridipennis Kimmins, 1929. The genus Anabittacus Kimmins, 1929 (family Bittacidae) is monotypic and highly endemic to the southern part of the country. Here, we report two new localities for the rare A. iridipennis in southern Chile, specifically in the Los Ríos Region. Our new data extend the northern geographical limits of this species from the locality type. We provide a detailed diagnosis of this species and notes about the biology and the habitat of this enigmatic species.
Keywords
Bittacus, hanging flies, Los Ríos, southern Chile, Valdivian Forest