Xenocona asperipennis (Fairmaire & Germain, 1860)

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Leiopus asperipennis Fairmaire & Germain, 1860: 513 .

Alcathousites chaclacayoi Gilmour, 1962b: 562 .

Remarks. Leiopus asperipennis was described from Chile and Alcathousites chaclacayoi from Peru. Currently, Xenocona asperipennis is known from Peru and Chile (Monné 2024b; Tavakilian & Chevillotte 2024). In Ecuador, it is very common at mid to high elevations.

Material examined. ECUADOR (new country record), Pichincha: Crater Pululahua, 2500 m, 19 Jun 2019, J. Vlasak leg. , El Septimo Paraiso hotel, 1600 m, Mindo, 4 Jul 2023, J. Vlasak leg. , Nanegal, 1300m, 9 Jul 2023, J. Vlasak leg. , Pasochoa, 3200 m, 2 Oct 2021, J. Vlasak leg. (JVCO); Loja: Rumi Wilco Ecolodge, 1600 m, Vilcabamba, 11 Aug 2023, J. Vlasak leg. (JVCO); Imbaura: Cabañas Intag Colibri, 1900 m, Intag, 17–19 Jun 2023, J. Vlasak leg. (JVCO) .