Abstract
The South American brachypterous genera Frutillaria Richards and Penola Richards (Sphaeroceridae: Archiborborinae rev. stat.) are revised. Seventeen species of Frutillaria are described or redescribed, including the following nine new species from Chile: Frutillaria abdita, F. anticura, F. calida, F. chiloensis, F. contulmo, F. furcata, F. glabra, F. richardsi, and F. transversa. Two additional species currently known only from females are also diagnosed, but not named. Penola eudyptidis Richards from the Falkland Islands, the only species included in Penola, is recognized as the sister-group to Frutillaria and redescribed from both sexes. Keys are provided for all known males and females.References
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