Annales Musei historico-naturalis hungarici

Author(s): Benyamini, D. & Bálint, Zs.
Title: Descriptions of eight new Pseudolucia species from Chile (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae
Year: 2011
Volume: 103
Pages: 257-276.

Abstract: Eight species of Pseudolucia NABOKOV, 1945 from Chile are described, five from the P. andina species group (P. barrigai sp. n. from Maule Region, P. faundezi sp. n. from Araucania Region, P. johnsoni sp. n. from Bio Bio Region, P. luzmaria sp. n. from Coquimbo Region, and P. munozae sp. n. from Maule Region), one from the P. collina species group (P. zoellneri sp. n. from Maule Region), and two from the P. plumbea species group (P. sigal sp. n. from Coquimbo Region and P. valentina sp. n. from Maule Region). Data on biology and distribution of the species described are provided, with additional notes on nomenclature and taxonomy.Alist of all known Pseudolucia species with basic information on their distributions is also given. With 23 figures.
Keywords: new species, Andes, Polyommatini
Subject: zoology

Journal: Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici
Journal abbreviation: Annls hist.-nat. Mus. nat. hung.
ISSN: 0521-4726
Publisher: Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest
Editor(s): Matskási, I. & Merkl, O.