Copestylum (Phalacromya) bradleyi (Curran, 1925)

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Volucella bradleyi Curran, 1925: 348

Type locality and data. “ Matucana, Peru ” (T, ♀, CUI) .

Material examined. Arica y Parinacota: 2♂, Putre, 23.XII.1952, Leg. M. Etcheverry (IEUMCE); 2♂, 2♀ , Belén, Leg. L.E. Peña (IEUMCE, CNC); 3♀, Codpa, 30.XI.1985, Leg. NN (IEUMCE); 1♂, 2♀, Chapiquiña, 24.XI.1966, Leg. M. Etcheverry (IEUMCE) ; Tarapacá: 1♂, MiñeMiñe, 15.II.1948, Leg. J . Herrera & M. Etcheverry (IEUMCE); Champaja, Pisagua, I.1949 (Etcheverry 1952); 2♂, 2♀, Mamiña, 16.XI.1964, Leg. M. Etcheverry (IEUMCE, CNC); 4♂, 13♀, Camiña, 09.IX.1983, Leg. NN (IEUMCE); 1♀, Poroma, 18.VII.1966, Leg. Etcheverry (IEUMCE); 5♂, 8♀, Parca, 15.VII.1966, Leg. J . Herrera (IEUMCE); 1♀, Noasa, 24.IX.1951, Leg. NN (IEUMCE); 1♂, Chaquiña ,

23.VII.1951 (Etcheverry 1952); Coquimbo: 1♀, Fray Jorge, no date, Leg. NN (IEUMCE); Metropolitana: Santuario Natural Yerba Loca Natural (Valdivia & Niemeyer 2006) (Fig. 146).

References. Curran, 1925: 345 (desc.); Curran, 1926a: 53 (key); Curran, 1930c: 11 (key); Curran, 1934: 382 (key); Etcheverry, 1951: 356 (cat.); Fluke, 1951b: 26 (key & desc.); Etcheverry, 1952: 309 (cat.); Fluke, 1957: 61 (cat.); Etcheverry, 1963: 97 (cat.); Etcheverry, 1970: 96 (cat.); Thompson et al., 1976: 72 (cat.); Valdivia & Niemeyer, 2006: 137 (pollination study).

World distribution. Peru and Chile.

Chilean distribution. From Arica y Parinacota to Metropolitan region .

Altitudinal range. From precordillera to highland ecosystems (1,800–4,200 m.a.s.l.).

Biology and notes. Copestylum bradleyi is associated with the native flora in the highlands of the Central Andes. Adults are associated with the plant Escallonia myrtoidea Bertero ex DC. (Valdivia & Niemeyer 2006) . Nothing is known about its biology.

Conservation status. LC; EOO = 183,909 km 2, AOO = 56 km 2 and 14 localities (or subpopulations).