breviflagella Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1987

(holotype, Figs 19–22, and additional non-type specimens, Figs 23–34)

Austroleptis breviflagella Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1987: 148–150 (head and antenna, figs. 9 and 10). Type material: holotype, female (CNC). Type locality: Chile: Dalcahue, Isla de Chiloé, Chiloé.

References. Nagatomi & Nagatomi, 1987: 141 (in key).

Material examined. 1 ♂ (Figs 23–25), Chile, [La Araucanía, Malleco], Temuco district, Termas de Tolhuaca NE Curacautín, 29.xi.1987, B.R. Stuckenberg, Nothofagus / Araucaria montane forest (NMSA-DIP 154045). 1 ♀ (Figs 26–29), Chile, Region IX Araucania, Prov. Cautín, SE Curacautín, Conguillío Natl Park [Parque Nacional Conguillío], sector Captren, trail Los Carpinteros (site Conguillío MT & PT03), elevation 1264 m, 38°38’24.5”S 71°41’46.3”W, 09–21.i.2013, leg. A. De Braekeleer & M. Pollet, sorted: M. Pollet 13220 // Austroleptis sp. 1 ♀ det.: D. Fachin 2018 // Austroleptis breviflagella ♀ M. Hauser det. 2022 (RBINS). 1 ♀ (Fig. 31), Chile, [La Araucanía], Cautín Prov., Volcán Villarrica, 13–29.xii.[19]82, 1120 m, A. Newton & M. Thayer // Barcode of Life, DNA voucher specimen, Smplel[BIOUG31901-B12/BOLD, Proc. ID SKEVD005-17 // Austroleptis P. Kerr // USNM ENT 00024146 (CNC). 1 ♀ (Figs 30, 32–33), Chile, [Biobío], Ñuble Prov., Las Trancas, 1250 m, 10.xii.[19]82– 03.i.[19]83, A. Newton & M. Thayer // USNM ENT 00024143 (CNC); 1 ♀ (Fig. 34), USNM ENT 00024145 (CNC).

Distribution. Chile: Ñuble Region: Diguillín Province (Las Trancas); La Araucanía Region: Malleco Province (Termas de Tolhuaca), Cautín Province (Parque Nacional Conguillío, Volcán Villarrica); Los Lagos Region: Chiloé Province (Dalcahue) (Figs 73, 76).

Comments. In two females, one from Parque Nacional Conguillío, Cautín (Figs 26–29) and one from Volcán Villarrica, Cautín (Fig. 31), only the last flagellomere is black, while the rest of the antenna is orange yellowish. The male from Temuco, Malleco (Figs 23–25) and the other two females from Las Trancas, Ñuble (Figs 30, 33–34) match the pattern of the color of the antenna of the holotype (Fig. 21).