Polyphrix varians Townes 1970

Fig. 4B

Material examined. 1♀ “ PERÚ: MD, Reserva Comunal Amarakaeri, 70°45’35.64”W / 13º3’25.78” S 445m. 09.xi.2010 M. Vilchez y C. Castillo // PM16, B, 11/08, Y3.” , 1♀ “ PERU: MD, Rio los Amigos CICRA 14.ix. 2006, 208m 12º34’3”/ 70°5’46.7” Malaise L. Huerto”, 1♀ “ PERU: LO. Alto Amazonas, 76º18’34”W / 5º27’7.8”S 190m 01.x.2012. yellow pan trap, C. Espinoza ” , 1♂ “PE: Loreto, Maynas 18M 532239E, 9583762N 118m, 18.vii.2008, C. Castillo ”, and 1♂ “PE: Loreto, Maynas 18M 532239E,9583762N 118m, 18.vii.2008, C. Castillo. ” (MUSM) .

Comments: Townes (1970) mentioned that P. varians, the only known species at that time and type species of the genus, occurred in Peru in the genus description but the type material used to described the species was collected in Brazil and no specimen collected from Peru was included. Later, in the list provided by Carrasco (1972), it was mentioned as occurring in Peru but acknowledging the lack of data. Rodriguez-Berrio et al. (2009) considered in their catalogue of Peruvian Ichneumonidae as present in Peru, ignoring the fact that Nogueira and Aguiar (2005) refuted the presence of this species in Peru. Here we found several specimens of P. varians widely distributed in Peruvian Amazon Basin; all specimens were collected between 112– 445 m.

Distribution records. Brazil, Guyana (Santos et al. 2009). In Peru it is known to occur in the Cusco, Madre de Dios and Loreto Departments (Fig. 4B).