Yakovlev R.V.1, Penco F.C.2, Naydenov A.E.1 2020. Status and revision of the genus Philanglaus Butler, 1882 (Lepidoptera: Cossidae: Hypoptinae) from Southern Peru and Chile // Russian Entomol. J. Vol.29. No.4: 428–431 [in English].
1 Altai State University, pr. Lenina 61, Barnaul 656049, Russia. E-mail: colias24@mail.ru ; yakovlev_asu@mail.ru
2 Fundación de Historia Natural “Félix de Azara”, Departamento de Ciencias Naturales y Antropología, Universidad Maimónides, Hidalgo 775 piso 7 (1405BDB) Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina. E-mail: fernando_penco@hotmail.com
doi: 10.15298/rusentj.29.4.11
ABSTRACT. The article confirms the generic status of Philanglaus Butler, 1882. The genus includes two species: P. ornatus Butler, 1882 and Philanglaus xylodopoecila (Zukowsky, 1954), distributed in semidesert regions of southern Peru and Chile. The illustrated redescriptions of both species are provided. One new combination is established: Philanglaus xylodopoecila (Zukowsky, 1954) comb.n. The genus distribution map is given.
KEY WORDS: Biodiversity, Carpenter moths, fauna, Patagonia, Neotropical Region, taxonomy.