Gelechiinae

Cepeda, Danilo E., 2017, Contribution to the knowledge of Chilean Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea), Insecta Mundi 2017 (584), pp. 1-8 : 3-4

Gelechiinae : Gelechiini

Chionodes icriodes (Meyrick) . Endemic species described originally by Meyrick (1931) as Gelechia , based on male specimens, from the Province of Llanquihue, Los Lagos Region. Clarke (1953, 1969) transferred it to Chionodes and presented a figure of the female genitalia. Cited later by Becker (1984). Chionodes meridiochilensis King and Viejo. Endemic species described from specimens reared from Muehlenbeckia hastulata I.M. Johnst. (Polygonaceae) distributed in the Province of Concepción, Biobío Region. King and Viejo (2012a) also described the last instar larva and provided records of its bionomics on its host.

Apothetoeca synaphrista Meyrick. Endemic genus and species, described by Meyrick (1922) from the Juan Fernandez Islands. Later, Clarke (1965) redescribed the adult and figured the male genitalia. Quoted by Becker (1984) and Lee and Brown (2010) under Dichomeridinae . However, Clarke (1965) says that male genitalia are generally similar to the genus Gelechia . Based on Clarke’s comment, this paper considers including this species in Gelechiini .

New distribution. This species is reported for the first time for continental Chile; two specimens collected with ultraviolet light trap in the Province of Maipo , Metropolitan Region. Identification was verified by comparison with photographs of adults and male genitalia, from the holotype deposited at the Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden .

Material examined: MEUC. 2 specimens. El Escorial , Provincia del Maipo, Región Metropolitana, CHILE, 26 noviembre 2015 Coll. D.E. Cepeda ; Same location, but on 25 diciembre 2015. Permanent slide Nº 717 ♂.

Pseudarla miranda Clarke. Endemic genus and species, from Juan Fernandez Islands, described by Clarke (1965) from a male specimen. Listed by Becker (1984) and Lee and Brown (2010).