Pachylus quinamavidensis Muñoz, 1969

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Pachylus quinamavidensis Muñoz [-Cuevas], 1969

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Pachylus quinamavidensis Muñoz[-Cuevas] 1969: 490 , figs 1–18, 21–22, 25, 28 (Types: 5 ♂, 4 ♀ syntypes, presumably in the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, not examined); 1970: 1394–1395; 1973: 232, fig. 2; Cekalovic 1985: 22; Kury 2003: 184 [synonymy].

Type locality. Chile, Maule Region, Linares Province, Quinamávida .

New records. CHILE: Maule Region: Talca Province, Vilches , 132 km E Talca, 7/ 8.1.1989 (leg. E. Maury), 9 ♂, 12 ♀, 2 juv. (MACN-Ar 28490), 11 ♂, 9 ♀, 2 juv. (MACN-Ar 28830), 3 ♂, 1 ♀ ( CDA 000.911) ; Alto Vilches , 1160 m, 18.1.1985 (leg. N.I. Platnick, O.F. Francke), 3 ♂, 2 ♀ ( AMNH) ; Linares Province , 3–5 km NW El Peñasco, alt. 200 m, 18.10.1992 (leg. N. Platnick, P. Goloboff, K. Catley), 1 ♂ ( AMNH) ; Cauquenes Province , Cayurranquil, W of Cauquenes, alt. 400 m, 23– 31.1.1981 (leg. L.E. Peña), 2 ♂, 16 ♀ ( AMNH) ; Agua Buena , 12.6.1984 (leg. L. Irarrazaval), 1 ♂, 2 ♀ ( AMNH) ; Bio-Bio Region: Concepción Province, Estero San Juan , [road to Quillón] 15.9.1968 (leg. T. Cekalovic), 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (MACN-Ar 28835) ; Chiguayante , 11.9.1989 (leg. T. Cekalovic), 1 ♂ ( NHMW) ; Estero Chaimavida , 14.8.1978 (leg. T. Cekalovic), 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ( NHMW).

Distribution: Central Chile: Maule and Bio-Bio Regions ( Fig. 5 ).

Figures

FIGURES 4A–F. Comparison of diagnostic features between Pachylus crassus (A, C, E; male from Los Queñes, AMNH) and P. quinamavidensis (B, D, F; male from Vilches, CDA 000.910). A–B Concavity in posterior margin of stigmatic segment, outline and armature. C–D Trochanter IV, dorsal. E–F Patella IV, retrolateral (with retroventral apophyses absent [E] and present [F]). Not to scale.

FIGURE 5. Map of central Chile giving an overview of the distribution of the genus Pachylus: P. crassus (blue dots), P. quinamavidensis (orange dots), and Pachylus spp. of the chilensis-group (red dots). Administrative regions are labelled on the sides. Abbreviations: CAU—Cauquenes Province; CCR—Cardenal Caro Province; COL—Colchagua Province; CON—Concepción Province; CUR—Curicó Province; LIN—Linares Province; Metrop. Reg.—Metropolitan Region of Santiago; Reg.— Region; TAL—Talca Province. Color gradient: below (light brown) and above (dark brown) 1000 m elevation. Inset: location of the represented area within Chile.