S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 62. (Budapest, 2001)

forested National Park, located 100 km south of Concepción and about 500 km south of Santiago. Etymology — Named after the region of the type locality, Araucania. Note — Pena, U

garte and Benyamini have visited the type locality several times, but were unable to collect additional specimens. Subsequently, Benyamini located an additional population on the slopes of Volcano Villarica, 180 km SE of Nahuelbuta. Pseudolucia andina (Bartlett-Calvert, 1893) (Figs 13-16, 35) Material examined — Chile, Bio Bio, Araucania Region, Vc. Longimay, 22. Nov. 1990, leg. L. Pena; gen. prep. Bálint no. 816 (1 male, AMNH). Chile, Vs. Del Flaco, Cord. Talca, 29. Nov. 1957, Coll: L.E. Pena (1 female, AMNFT). Same data (1 female, coll. Benyamini from Pena coll.). Argentina, Parque Provincial Aconcagua, Mendozam Los Horcones, 15.XII.1999, leg. Benyamini (1 male). Argentina, Prov. Mendoza, Valle de Las Lenas, ca. 7000', 3.XI1.

1989, leg. A.M. Shapiro (1 male, 1 f, AMNH). Argentina, Prov. Mendoza, Valle de las Lenas, 2100 m, 19X11.1999, leg. D. Benyamini (1 male, 1 f, coll. Benyamini). Hitherto P. andina was recorded from the following Chilean regions: Metropolitan (Cordillera Santiago, Parc Nacional El Morado) and Maule (Cordillera Talca) (Benyamini. 1995, table 9) and also from Argentine territories bordering the Metropolitan area and from the Argentine Province Mendoza (Bálint & Johnson 1995: 4). The Bio Bio data is the most southerly record for the species and, apparently from material provided unmounted in bulk by Pena, since its label is a recently generated computer printed label, not one printed by hand in Perm's traditional method. The species was described from an unstated number of male and female specimens from "Condes above Santiago at 3000 m". One male and one female syntype specimens were found in the BMNH (Bálint 1999: 12) and an other syntype pair is existing in the MNHN (Fig. 35). The BMNH syntypes represent the taxon as it was redescribed most recently (Bálint & Johnson 1993: 19). However, the MNHM syntype material is not conspecific, because the "Alotipo" represents a male specimen of Pseudolucia asafi whilst the "Holotipo" male is andina. For stabilizing the status of the taxon this "Holotipo" is hereby designated as lectotype of Pseudolucia andina. We add the following label: "Lectotypus // Pseudolucia // andina [%] desiganted by // Zs. Bálint // Budapest, 2001.VI. 13." (red bordered, word Lectotypus red printed, rest handwritten). The BMNH syntypes are designated as paralectotypes and labelled accordingly. The andina-group of Pseudolucia revealed an unexpected diversity from the Atacama region to Tierra del Fuego and representative of additional populations can probably be expected from the eastern side of the Andes, which is far less explored. Since the titular species of the group is Pseudolucia andina, its identity must be fixed objectively; the action of the Lectotype designation serves this purpose. Note — The populations from the Cordillera Talca (Chile) and Las Lenas (Argentina) seem to differ somewhat from the typical andina and are, in some ways, reminiscent of P. asafi Benyamini, Bálint et Johnson, 1995 (type locality: Chile, Coquimbo, 20 km north of Caren Illapel, 2800 m) and/or P. avishai Benyamini, Bálint et Johnson, 1995 (type locality: Chile, Coquimbo, Illapel, Los Pelambres, 2900 m). Accordingly, the status of Cordillera Talca and Las Lenas populations will be further examined in a forthcoming revision of the entire andina-group (Bálint & Benyamini in prep).