title: [A new species of Pero Herrich-Schäffer (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Northern Chile].
abstract: Pero rodriguezi sp. nov. is described from Socoroma, at 3000 m of altitude in northern Chile, based on male holotype. This is the first species of Pero described from Chile.
authors.affiliation: Depto. Recursos Ambientales, Fac. Ciencias Agronómicas, Univ. Tarapacá, Arica, Chile. havargas@uta.cl
authors.forename: Héctor A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Vargas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002677:Chile; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006257:Head / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D013909:Thorax / Q000033:anatomy & histology