Puranius fasciculiger (Blanchard)

Listroderes fasciculiger Blanchard 1851: 342; Kuschel 1955: 290 ( Puranius); Kuschel 1986: 117 ( Macrostyphlus); Morrone 1994: 49 ( Puranius).

= Listroderes sobrinus Germain 1896: 732 .

= Listroderes frigidus Germain 1896: 734; Kuschel 1949: 45 ( Amathynetes).

= Amathynetes sobrinus Kuschel 1949: 45; Kuschel 1955: 288 ( Puranius).

Geographic distribution as in figure 18.

Specimens examined: ARGENTINA: Tierra del Fuego, Bahía Thetys, II-20-1951, Torres col. (2 specimens with same data, MLP).

Temporal distribution: July to February.

Plant association: Senecio smithii (Morrone 1994) .

According to Morrone (1994), this species inhabits the Valdivian province (Subantarctic). Based on two specimens from MLP, its distribution is extended to the Magellanic Forest province (Subantarctic).