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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

Neotype selection of Lycaena collina - The taxon "Lycaena collina" was decribed from an unstated number of male specimens from the hills around Santiago ("In collibus prope Santiago legi", see PHILIPPI 1860: 270). No figures were provided and no original PHILIPPI material is currently known to exist. Thus, given the diversity of collina-Wke. taxa in Chile the identity of the taxon requires clarification. "Lycaena collina" was regarded as bona fide species, listed in the combination "Scolitantides collina", with a junior synonymy "Lycaena lyrnessa", by DRAUDT (1921: 822). The taxon "Lycaena lyrnessa" was described from an unstated number of male specimens from Chile by HEWITSON (1874: 107). NABOKOV, when erecting the genus Pseudolucia, redescribed the taxon Lycaena collina and placed it in his new genus as "Pseudolucia collina Philippi" Indeed, NABOKOV's description matches with the taxon described by HEWITSON, thus supporting DRAUDT's synonymy. NABOKOV'S view is also supported by historical material. There is one male specimen located in the BMNH collection which originates from HEWITSON's work and it has been desiganted as lectotype (cf. BÁLINT 1999: 43, pl II, figs 33-36). NABOKOV also described the "collina" female and figured its genital structure. It does not show the bifurcate shape in lateral view thought to be characteristic of collina by BÁLINT & JOHNSON ( 1993: 5), but the simple "winged" tubular habitus mentioned for P. zemhla BÁLINT et JOHNSON, 1993 (later placed as a junior subjective synonym of "Lycaena lyrnessa", see BÁLINT 1995: 7). Accordingly, the taxon Pseudolucia collina reviewed first by NABOKOV (1945: 34-36) is not identical with the taxon discussed as Pseudolucia collina by BÁLINT & JOHNSON (1993: 5). The consequences of this situation are the followings: Since collina-\ike taxa show great structural and ecological diversity in Chile, it is necessarry to objectively fix the identity of Lycaena collina by Neotype selection. This should be a female specimen because the male genital structures of species level differ quantitavely but not qualitatively, whilst the female genital structures differ qualitatively. The female specimen from "Penco, Chile" ex coll. WEEKS (deposited in Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University) with gen. prep. No. 591 of NABOKOV, examined, described and figured as Pseudolucia collina by NABOKOV (1945: 34-36 (discussion), figs as COL on p. 58, pi. 7, female genital structures) cannot be selected as Neotype, because the origin of the specimen is about 400 kms south from Santiago, near Concepción, where the material of PHILIPPI was collected. Therefore, we select here the female specimen with the labels: "San José de Maipo/Santiago, Chile/800 m 30.9.1994/ Leg. Dubi Benyamini female"; "gen. prep. No. 553, Zs. Bálint", deposited in HNHM. We add the red-bordered label "Neotypus [printed], Lycaena collina Philippi; [Ç:] des. by Zs. Bálint and D.