Atopsyche (Atopsyche) vatucra Ross, 1953

Atopsyche (Atopsyche) vatucra Ross, 1953: 290 [Type locality: Peru, Dpto. Cuzco, Pcia. Paucartambo, Cosnipata Valley; INHS; ♂ ]. Flint 1996: 379 [distribution].

Material examined.

Peru • 2 ♂ 1 ♀; Pasco, small creek in Yanachaga-Chemillén NP buffer zone, San Daniel sector; 10.4278°S, 75.4732°W, 2134 m a. s. l.; 17 Jun. 2010; E. Rázuri, C. Carranza leg.; light trap; MUSM . • 1 ♂; same data as preceding, but 16 Nov. 2010; C. Carranza, J. Peralta leg.; MUSM . • 2 ♂; same data as preceding, but 17 Nov. 2010; MUSM . • 5 ♂ 1 ♀; same data as preceding, but 03 May 2011; C. Carranza, M. Alvarado, L. Figueroa leg.; MUSM . • 5 ♂ 2 ♀; same data as preceding, but 04 May 2011; MUSM .

Distribution.

Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru (Cuzco Department, Pasco Department), Venezuela.

Remarks.

Atopsyche vatucra was originally described from an unspecified locality in the Cosñipata Valley, Cuzco, Peru (Ross 1953), and subsequently reported from additional sites within the valley (Flint 1996). This species has also been documented in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Venezuela (UMSP; GBIF. org 2025). In this study, we report this species from the San Daniel sector in the Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park buffer zone, located approximately 500 km northwest of previously known localities for this species in Peru.