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FOLIA ENTOMOLOGICA HUNGARICA ROVARTANI KÖZLEMÉNYEK Volume 64 2003 pp. 243-250. Description of Johnsonita johnbanksi sp. n. from Peru with notes on the genus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) ZS. BÁLINT Abstract: The eumaeine lycaenid Johnsonita johnbanksi sp. n. (Peru, dept. Amazonas, Molinopampa) is described and distinguished from members of the genus. The new combination Johnsonita catadupa (Hewitson, 1869) is established, and the new synonymies Johnsonita Salazar et Constantino, 1995 = Owda Johnson, Kruse et KToenlein, 1997 and Thecla auda Hewitson, 1869 = Thecla chlamydem Druce, 1907 are proposed. An identification key for Johnsonita species based on wing characters is given. Key words: Neotropics, Peru, diversity, Lycaenidae, Eumaeini, Johnsonita INTRODUCTION In butterfly samples recently collected in department Amazonas, northeastern Peru I have found male and female individuals of a species resembling Thecla catadupa Hewitson, 1869. This species is described in the present paper and placed in Johnsonita, proposed by Salazar & Constantino (1995) as a monotypic genus. The same lineage of eumaeine lycaenids was named as genus Owda subsequently by Johnson, Kruse & Kroenlein (1997: 19). I demonstrate that Johnsonita and Owda are synonyms and the genus is not monotypic. The material I have studied is listed in the Appendix. DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW SPECIES Johnsonita johnbanksi sp. n. (Figs 1-4) Diagnosis - Antennái base adjacent to the margin of the compound eye (family: Lycaenidae). Male prothoraic leg not greatly modified and foreleg coxa not