Pipiza claripennis Shannon & Aubertin, 1933

Pipiza claripennis Shannon & Aubertin, 1933: 144

Type locality and data. “ Casa Pangue, Chile ” (T, ♂, BMNH) .

Material examined. La Araucanía: 1♀, Termas de Tolhuaca, 15–20.I.1959, Leg. L. Peña (CNC) ; 1♀, Cura- cautín, 15–25.I.1959, Leg. L. Peña (CNC); Los Lagos: 1♀, Río Gol-Gol, 8–11.II.1957, Leg. L. Peña (CNC) ; Casa Pangue, -41.0668, -71.8885 (Etcheverry 1963) ; 2♀, Dalcahue, 17–22.I.1962, Leg. L. Peña (CNC) ; 2♂, 2♀, Terao, 23.XII.1993, Leg. G. & M. Wood (CNC) ; 1♀, Ahoní, 24.XII.1993, Leg. G. & M. Wood (CNC) ; Castro (Etcheverry 1963); Aysén : 1♀, Puerto Cisnes, 1–15.II.1961, Leg. L. Peña (CNC) ; 3♀, Río Mañihuales, 3.III.1961, Leg. L. Peña (CNC) .

References. Shannon & Aubertin, 1933: 144 (desc. & key); Stuardo, 1946: 125 (cat.); Fluke, 1957: 47 (cat.); Etcheverry, 1963: 69 (cat.); Thompson, 1972b: 95, fig. 7 (head, lateral, male), fig. 34 (male genitalia), 34a (aedeagus and apodeme), 34e (ejaculatory apodeme), 34s (sternum), 34t (tergum) ( Milesiinae rev.); Thompson et al., 1976: 46.47 (cat.).

World distribution. Argentina and Chile.

Chilean distribution. Desde La Araucanía to Aysén region (Fig. 157).

Altitudinal range. From coastal to precordillera ecosystems (5– 1,150 m.a.s.l.).

Biology. Pipiza claripennis Shannon & Aubertin, 1933: 144 is associated with mature forests, currently highly fragmented by human activities in some areas of its distribution (Miranda et al., 2017). All basic aspects of its biology and ecology remain unknown in Chile.

Conservation status. VU under B2ab (iii) using AOO = 40 km 2 and ten localities (or subpopulations); EOO = 51,705 km 2.