Additional type designations for fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) of the Biologia Centrali Americana housed in the Natural History Museum, London
Author
Martin, Gavin J.
Department of Biology, Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602
Author
Saxton, Natalie A.
Department of Biology, Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602
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Insecta Mundi
2020
2020-10-30
2020
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journal article
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10.5281/zenodo.4565390
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1942-1354
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Macrolampis volcanica
(
Gorham, 1884
)
Photinus volcanicus
Gorham 1884: 260
A large series of this species was located.
Gorham (1884)
did not specify how many specimens he examined.
Here, we designate twenty-three specimens as
paralectotypes
. Four specimens are excluded from this series as their label data does not match that given by
Gorham (1884)
. A male specimen bearing two “type” labels is designated as the
lectotype
. Labels for the designated
lectotype
specimen are as follows: “SYN-/TYPE” “
♂
” “Type” “
Chontales
,/
Nicaragua
./Janson.” “B.C.A.Col.III.(2)./
Photinus
/volcanicus,/Gorham
♂
” “
Photinus
/volcanicus/ Gorham” “Type.”. A red label is added with the following text: “
LECTOTYPE
/
Photinus volcanicus
Gorham
/ Designated by/Martin and Saxton 2020”