Rhyephenes maillei (Gay & Solier)

Physothorus maillei Gay & Solier 1839: 24; Solier, 1839: L ( Rhyephenes). = Physothorus laevirostris Gay & Solier 1839: 25; Solier 1839: L ( Rhyephenes). = Rhyephenes inmaculatus Blanchard 1851: pl. 14.

= Rhyephenes sulcatus Philippi 1899: 86 .

= Rhyephenes philippii Fiedler 1942: 279 .

Specimens examined: ARGENTINA: Tierra del Fuego, without more data, 1900, Bruch col. (6 specimens with same data, MACN). Santa Cruz, Valle Túnel (3 specimens with same data, MLP).

Temporal distribution: August to May.

According to Morrone (1996), the distribution of R. maillei ranges from Santiago Province (Central Chile) to the Magellanic Forest province (Subantarctic). See distribution map in Morrone (1996, pp: 17, fig. 53).