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Bálint, Zs. ; Johnson, K.: Polyommatine lycaenids of the oreal biome in the Neotropics, part II: The Itylos section (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae)

15 specimens, deposited in MNHU. Additional syntype specimen located elsewhere than Berlin: male, "Malaga, Garl.; Origin; 692.; Stgr., '03, Bolivia", designated here as Paralcctotype, deposited in NMW. This specimen most probably was donated or exchanged by the STAUDINGER-BANG-HAAS firm before the 1st World War. Additional Material Examined- Peru: 4ms: Andes, Cordillera Bianca, VII. 1984, high montane 4000-5000 m elevation, DESCIMON (AMNH-HN1IM); 3ms: Puno, Lac de Titicaca, Pérou (BMNH); 2ms: Galera Pass, Dpt. Junin, 4800 m., 11.

'00. (SIMONS), snowy season (BMNH); lm: Vilcanota, Peru, GARLEPP, Pérou, Prov. Cuzco, Vilcanota, 3000 m, ex GARLEPP, STAUDINGER.. 1899 (BMNH); lm: Aréquipa, Pérou (BMNH); lm: Marcapata, E. Peru, 10.800 ft., (OCKENDEN) (BMNH); lm: Cuzco to Marcapata, 14000, SIMONS (BMNH); Im: Cuzco, 4000 m (BMNH); Im: Cuzco, Peru, 3500 m, coll. FORD (AMNH); 6ms 2fs: Cuzco, Pern, 4000 m (BMNH); lm: Peru: Capachica, Alt. 12,500 ft, 19.IX.1937., G.I.CRAWFORD (BMNH); 5ms: Peru: Puno, Alt. 13,000 ft, 26.IX.1937., G.I.CRAWEORD (BMNH); lm: Puno, Peru (BMNH); If: Peru, Capachica, Alt. 12.500 ft, 22.IX.1937., G.I.CRAWFORD (BMNH); If: Peru (BMNH). lm: Peru: Ancash Prov., Quebrada Honda Base Camp, 1400'(!), 24.VI.1979, GIBBY & BARRETT, B.M. 1979-354; lm: Peru: Ancash Prov., Quebrada Honda Base Camp, 1400'(!), 9.V1I.1979, GIBBY & BARRETT, B.M. 1979-354. - Bolivia: 5ms: Bolivia, STAUDINGER (BMNH); 3ms: Boliv., Titicaca, Guaqui, V, coll W. SCHNUSE (BMNH); lm: Yungas, Bolivia, collection ROSENBERG (BMNH); lm: Bolivia, GARLEPP, HDC, JB; lm If: Malaga, GARLEPP (BMNH); lm: Titicacasee, Bolivia (AMNH); 3fs: Chuquicamata, Bolivia 66'W-16,5'S, 5000 m, SIMONS, in snowy páramo, 30.VII.0I. (BMNH); m: Chuquicamata, Bol. 66'W-16,5'S, 5000 m, (SIMONS), dry season (BMNH); If: Bolivia, GARLEPP, RB; lm: Sorata-Town, High Bolivia, Sir M. CONWAY (BMNH); lm: High Bolivia, Sir M.CONWAY, 99-136, Umapusa, 19. Sept (BMNH); lm: Lopaz, HEWITSON Coll. (BMNH); 2ms If: Huallatami, Bolivie (BMNH); lm: Huallatami, Bolivia, 14-18000 ft, GARLEPP (BMNH); m If: STGR., '03, Bolivia (NMW). Chile: 4ms: Parinacota, Tarapaca, 5.IV. 1990, 4400 m, leg. PENA (AMNH-HNHM); 2ms: Parinacota, 14.1.1946, 4200 m (AMNH); 3ms: Hoyitos, E. Tocornal, Prov. Antofagasta, 3.XI.1968, coll. SOZA (coll. PENA); Im: Mucar, E. Tocornal, Prov. Antofagasta, 25.111.1969, coll. SOZA (coll. PENA); lm: Mucar, E. Tocornal, Prov. Antofagasta, I6.XII.1952, leg. LE. PENA (coll. PENA); 3ms If: Hoyitos, E. Tocornal, Prov. Antofagasta, XI. 1968, coll. SOZA (coll. PENA);lm If: Mucar, E. Tocornal, Prov. Antofagasta, 16.XII. 1952, leg. L.E. PENA (coll. PENA); If: Mucar, E. Tocornal, Prov. Antofagasta, 18.XII. 1952, leg. L.E. PENA (coll. PENA). - Argentina: 2 ms: Tucumán, Las Animas Portezuelo, 26.1.1

979, leg. DOMINGUEZ (1ML). Slides: Brit. Mus. Nos. 17555, 17565, 17566, 17567, 17568, 17571, 17572, 19122, 19121, 19169 (ms); 17571 (fs); gen. prep. Nos. BÁLINT 330, 333, 334, 341 (ms); 335, 336 (fs). Etymology- "Titicaca"; a noun, in apposition, used to signify the Lake Titicaca closely situated to the type locality. Itylos pnin BÁLINT, 1993 Itylos pnin BÁLINT, 1993a: 13. Figures- wings: Figs 21-22; male genitalia: Figs 43-46; wing venation: Fig. 65. Diagnosis- Antennae below white. FW costal margin more convex than in titicaca. DW without markings, ground cool blue with relatively wide black margin indistinctly bordered inwardly. Fringes long, checkered (type 5). VFW ground light brown with indistinct polyommatine markings. VHW pattern is polyommatine type, differs from titicaca: basal area grey with indistinct white ringed light brown postbasal spots, median area ash grey with indistinct discoidal spot; postmedian area with row of brown spots; submarginal area grey with white markings in cells CUAT, CUAI and M3; submarginal area grey with hardly visible brown marginal spots. Male genitalia with very long, pointed but bulbous and strong uncus, gnathos not so strong than that of titicaca; juxta not pointed, valval anal process not so developed as in titicaca; rostellum stronger than that of titicaca; aedcagus thick and very short comparing with titicaca; suprazonal portion twice longer than subzonal one, alulae less developed than in titicaca. Female unknown. FW length of Holotype: 8 mm. Distribution- Known only from the type locality, W Peru (Fig. 33). Biology- The single known specimen was collected at elevation 2000' (m?), but there is no data concerning its temporal appearance (notes about MOSS' label data are given by BÁLINT 1993b: 1-2). The taxon was captured with the types of Eldoradina cyanea (BALLETTO) and its synonym Polytheclus cincinnatus BÁLINT et JOHNSON (1993b: 2, cf. BÁLINT 1993b: I) by M. Moss. Its flight period must be basically synchronic with that of E. cyanea. LAMAS & PEREZ (1983: 36) gives écologie informations to E. cyanea, accordingly the species must fly in the second half of the dry season. The following lycacnid species are still known from Chosica based on questionable historical museum materials collected by MOSS: Hemiargus ramon (DOGNIN, 1887) and Echinargus martha (DOGNIN, 1887). Larval foodplant and the nectar sources of the adults are unknown.