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Systematic placement: The newly descibed P. jujuyensis forms a tight species group within Pseudolucia including also the taxa chilensis and parana. This is the "revised chilensis-spQc'ies group" (Bálint and Benyamini, in prep). The monophyly of these taxa is supported by the male genital uncus which has a uniquely shaped securiform lobe with pointed apex. All the other Pseudolucia species groups (see Bálint and Johnson 1993) have a differently shaped uncus lobe except taxa of an immediate sister group formed by Pseudolucia vera and the look-alike species P. collina and its allies (Bálint and Benyamini, in prep.), formerly mistakenly classified members of the chilensis group by Bálint (1996:164). This latter group has its hatchet-shaped uncus lobe with a far wider vertical extension. The sister relationship of these two groups is supported by a unique shared character - a very short male suprazonal aedeagal element (about one fourth the length of the subzonal one), also unique in all known Pseudolucia. The female genitalia and the larval host preferences may also give additional character support for this monophyly. However, at present female structures and larval hostplants are known only from the common and widespread Pacific coastal species chilensis. Type locality: The collecting site is located on a ridge that rises south of an area where a few streams come together to form the Rio de la Quebrada de Coraya and where Coraya, a very small population center, is located. The altitude there is approximately 3350 meters at road and stream level. The ridge which is just south goes to a height of 3800 (which itself is an outreach of Cerro Mancayoc, 4462 meters, to the west). Collecting was done from the roadway up to 3500 meters where the two original specimens were collected. Arriving at this spot can be an adventure in itself. Summer electric stonns can be devastating, cutting roads for days or weeks. Fortunately, there are few of these in the month of December. The roads are poorly maintained and will tear a small vehicle apart unless driven with much care. The day the third author took his first trip to the area, he awoke to a very foggy morning at his home base in Huacalera. The fog dissipated about 11:00 and soon after he left his cabin driving the unpaved national route 9 to Humahuaca, 32 kilometers to the north. He then took the unmaintained road, provincial route 14, going to the northwest, that was at one time the main route to Mina El Aguilar. Bouncing along on this road for 17 kilometers, Coraya was reached at 1:00 pm. He climbed the ridge and collected until 3:00. In addition to the original specimens which now represent P. juyuyensis, he collected four specimens of Tatochila mercedis macrodice Staudinger, two of Teriocolias zelia (Lucas) and five 5 of Eiseliana punona (Clench). He also observed what was apparently the very rare satyrid Pseudomaniola euripedes Weymer. A year later on Dec. 29, 1978 taking the same route and going 8 kilometers beyond Coraya, he collected at 3750 meters on the slopes of Cerro Mancayoc 13 more specimens oî E. punona, and saw Tatochila sp., Yramea sobrina (Weymer), Cynthia sp., a high altitude species of Hylephila and Eunica tatila bellaria (Fruhstorfer). This later species is very much out of its element at this altitude, but as this species is known to swarm and apparently migrate at this time of year at lower elevations, it probably strayed up to this point. Huacalera and Humahuaca are located in what is known as the "Prepuna Province", which according to Shapiro (1991) is mainly between 2000 and 3400m. He also says that the "prepuna" has little distinctive butterfly fauna, although the third author knows of three species that seem to be mainly limited to this life zone. However, except along the river beds, there are few butterfly species flying. So from Huacalera to just before arriving at Coraya the vegetation on the landscape is depauperate and typically xerophytic shrubsteppe. On arriving at Coraya there is a noted change as you arrive at the "Puna Province" which in this area extends from 3400 m up to 5000 m, and though still xerophytic shrub-