Pero atridisca Dognin, 1906

Palacios, Carlos, Farfan, Jackie, Cerdena, Jose, Lazo-Rivera, Ana, Parra, Luis E. & Vargas, Hector A., 2020, A new species and a new record of Pero Herrich-Schaeffer, 1855 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in the Andes of southern Peru, Nota Lepidopterologica 43, pp. 301-309 : 301

Pero atridisca Dognin, 1906 Fig. 3A, B

Material examined.

Peru. Two males: Peru, AR[equipa], Valle Colca, Vía Cabanaconde - Yaguar, 15°35 ’22” S, 72°00 ’06” W, 2200 m, 05.ix.2019, Leg. M. Condori, M. Arivilca, C. Palacios (MUSA).

Remarks.

Pero atridisca was described from Angasmarca, La Libertad Department, Peru. The discovery of this species in Arequipa expands its range south in the Andes more than 1000 km (Fig. 4 ). Adult and male genitalia were illustrated by Poole (1987). The species identity awaits further study and confirmation by molecular data (DNA barcoding).

Figures

Figure 3. Adults (dorsal view) and male genitalia. A, B. Pero atridisca Dognin, 1906. Scale bar: 1 cm (A.); 1 mm (B.).

Figure 4. Geographic distribution of Pero lopezi Vargas & Palacios, sp. nov. (white stars) and Pero atridisca Dognin, 1906 (squares) in Peru. Symbols: black square (locality type), white square (new record).