Puranius australis Germain

Puranius australis Germain 1896: 747; Kuschel 1949: 45 ( Amathynetes); Kuschel 1986: 116 ( Macrostyphlus); Morrone 1994: 43 ( Puranius).

Geographic distribution as in figure 18.

Specimens examined: ARGENTINA: Tierra del Fuego, Río Grande, Estancia Viamonte (BMNH).

Temporal distribution: July to March.

According to Morrone (1994), this species is distributed in the Coquimbo and Santiago provinces (Central Chile) and in the Valdivian province (Subantarctic). Based on specimens from BMNH, the distribution of this species is extended to the Patagonian-Fuegian (Patagonia) and Magellanic Forest provinces (Subantarctic).