Type designations for fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) of the Biologia Centrali Americana Gorham, 1881 housed in the Natural History Museum, London Author Martin, Gavin J. Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, 4102 LSB, Provo, Utah, 84602, USA & gavin. jon. martin @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8989 - 2601 Author Powell, Gareth S. Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, 4102 LSB, Provo, Utah, 84602, USA & gspowell 90 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 0847 - 2718 text Zootaxa 2020 2020-07-02 4808 2 384 392 journal article 9281 10.11646/zootaxa.4808.2.11 7936f9fd-8e67-41d1-8172-4e59f5605201 1175-5326 3933454 Lucidota discolor Gorham, 1881 Lucidota discolor Gorham 1881: 37 Several specimens in the syntype series were located. The male in the best condition is herein designated as the lectotype . We also designate another 17 specimens as paralectotypes . Labels for the designated lectotype specimen are as follows: “ SYN-/ TYPE ” “ Rio Hondo ,/B. Honduras ./Blancaneau.” “ ♂ ” “ B.C.A.Col. III.(2)./ Lucidota /discolor,/Gorham ♂ ”. A red label is added with the following text: “ LECTOTYPE / Lucidota discolor Gorham /Designated by/Martin and Powell 2020” .