Abstract
Based on the examination of the type specimens of Heterocerus subantarcticus Trémouilles, 1999, described from Patagonia, the following synonymy is proposed: Heterocerus fenestratus (Thunberg, 1784) = H. subantarcticus Trémouilles, 1999, syn. nov. The ways of the species penetration into the Southern Hemisphere are discussed.
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https://doi.org/10.22179/REVMACN.1.144