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Bálint, Zs. ; Benyamini, D.: Taxonomic notes, faunistics and species descriptions of the austral South American polyommatine lycaenid genus Pseudolucia (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae): the chilensis and collina species-groups

10.1.1998, leg. D. Benyamini. 1 male, 1 female paratypes, deposited in the BMNH, with the data of previous paratypes. 1 male, 1 female paratypes, deposited in the MHNS, with the data of previous paratypes. 2 male, 1 female paratypes, in coll. BENYAMINI, with the data of previous paratypes but from elevation 2800 m. 2 male, 2 female paratypes, in coll. BENYAMINI: El Chacay, Rio Cuncumen (Los Pelambrcs), 1800 m, Choapa, Coquimbo, Chile, 24.1.1994, leg. Benyamini. 1 female paratype, in coll. BENYAMINI, with the data of previous paratypes but from 14.1.1995. 1 female paratype, in coll. BENYAMINI, with the data of previous paratypes but from 15.1.1995. 3 male paratypes, in coll. BENYAMINI, Cuesta los Cristales, 10 km SE lllapel, 500 m, Choapa, Coquimbo, Chile, 2.IX.1995, leg. Benyamini. 1 male paratype, in coll. BENYAMINI, with the data of previous paratypes, but from 8.IX.1995. 3 males, 1 female paratypes, in coll. BENYAMINI, with the data of previous paratype, but from 23.IX.1995. 1 male, 1 female paratypes, in coll. BENYAMINI: 16 km North Caren (Cespedes), 1900 m, lllapel, Choapa, Coquimbo, Chile, 25.XII.1994, leg. Benyamini. 1 female paratype, in coll. BENYAMINI, with the data of previous paratypes but from elevation 2200 m. 1 male paratype, in coll. BENYAMINI, with the data of previous paratype but from elevation 2300 m. HNHM paratypes: 25 males 10 females: Vicuna, Elqui, XI. 1991., leg. Castillo. 1 male, 1 female: with tha same data but leg. Pena. 1 male: Coquimbo, 150 km east of La Serena, Intos, 1500 in, 18.IX. 1993, leg. Benyamini. 1 male, 1 female: with the data of holotype. 8 males, 2 females: Cerro la Virgen, 2200 m, 10.1.1998, leg. D. Benyamini. AMNH paratypes: 20 males 9 females: Vicuna, Elqui, XI. 1991., leg. Castillo. Genital dissections: 318 (male); 319 (female); 490 (female); 491, 750-753 (males); 754 (female). Diagnosis - Differing from all collina-Yiko, taxa in hindwing underside "U"-shaped medial band being less lineal, comprised of mottled blackish to dark brown spots contrasting mottled and/or tawny basal ground colour; "U"-shaped band extending only to the edge of postmedian area; female genital ostium with bifurcate shape in lateral view, ventral lobe possess a smaller dorsal and a larger ventral pointed anal terminus. Description - BÁLINT & JOHNSON 1993: 5-6. Type locality - Chile, 55 km southeast of Salamanca, Batuco, 1600 m. Larval hosts - Chorizanthe dasyantha, Ch. frankenioides, Ch. glabrescens, Ch. paniculata, Ch. rosea, Ch. umbellata, Ch. vaginata, Ch. viridis and Ch. äff. densa (Polygonaceae), Montiopsis capitata, M. discolor, M. trifida, M. parviflora, M. ramosissima and M. umbellata (Portulacaceae) (BENYAMINI 1995: 5-6). Etymology - A noun, patronym of DUBI BENYAMINI. Dedication - This paper is dedicated to the late LUIS PENA GUZMAN, the most important Chilean entomologist of the 20th century and his close collaborate Agr. Ing. ALFREDO UGARTE. * * * Acknowledgements-Dr. JORGE N. ARTIGAS and Dr. ANDREAS O. ANGULO of Universidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanograficas helped the junior author to look for new taxa in their ex-Wagenknecht collection. Prof. JAIME SOLERVICENS of Universidad MctropoAnnls hist.-nat. Mus. nain. hung. 93. 2001