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steppe there is much more variety of vegetative life and more species of butterflies flying, though in numbers still few and far between. The third author never returned to the type area, principally because he seldom was in the area in December, and because more often in January and February there could be a real danger of being stranded for days because of cut roads. His experience in the area indicates that there are a number of species that are only on the wing in December such as Pseudomaniola euripedes. This limited flight period may also be true of P. jujuyensis, and may account for why it has not been found at other collected localities. Also, collecting trips to the P. jujuyensis type locality were also limited because, as explained to great degree by Johnson and Coates ( 1999), there were so many other interesting montane areas to survey in this region while the third author was resident in Argentina. Figs 7-8. Male genitalia in lateral view — 7: Pseudolucia jujuyensis sp. n., 8: Pseudolucia chilensis (Blanchard), Chile, topotype Life history: As noted in the Introduction and emphasized by Benyamini (1995), the biology of P. chilensis is highlighted by its usage of the well-known noxious agronomic pest Cuscuta (Cuscutaceae) (commonly known as "Dodder", "Cabello de Angel" and "Cabello de la Virgen"). Based on this usage and extensive field research concerning P. chilensis and other sympatric Lepidoptera, Benyamini (1995) posited a mimicry ring with P. chilensis as a model. He suggested that it and various sympatric orange-marked species of Polyommatini, Eumaeini (Lycaenidae), Satyrini (Nymphalidae) and day-flying moths in southern South America share orange-hued warning colours. The peculiar Andean and Patagonian occurrence of variously hued orange markings in certain Lepidoptera not displaying orange in other areas of their ranges had long been noted (Benyamini 1995, Johnson and Coates 1999). Thus, it will be most important to determine the larval foodplant of P. jujuyensis. Although the occurrence of Cuscuta at the exact type locality of P. jujuyensis has not been investigated, Arthur M. Shapiro (University of California, Davis, pers. comm.) reports that "there are plenty of Cuscuta in the region and that possible ones include C. cristata Eng., C. obtusiflora Wok., C. platyloba Progel, C. xanthochortos Eng., C. x. var. lanceolata Yunck, and C. suaveolens Ser.". The regional botanical work for NW Argentina, Ruthsatz and Pia Movia (1975), lists C. americana and C. racemosa Mart., the later documented by Benyamini as a foodplant of P. chilensis (Benyamini 1995). In