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
text
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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Photinus eous
Gorham, 1884
Photinus eöus
Gorham 1884: 264
Gorham (1884)
specified that he examined hundreds of specimens belonging to this species. We located a very large series, some of which did not have BCA labels but bore
syntype
labels and matching locality labels to the one Gorham examined. We chose to include all of these specimens in the
paralectotype
series. A male specimen bearing a red “type” label is here designated as a
lectotype
while
54 specimens
are designated as
paralectotypes
. The only specimen excluded from the type series lacked any sort of label. Labels for the designated
lectotype
specimen are as follows: “SYN-/TYPE” “Type” “Type.
♂
” “V. de
Chiriqui
,/
4000-6000 ft.
/Champion.” “
Photinus
/eöus/Gorham.” “B.C.A.Col.III.(2)./
Photinus
/eous,/Gorham”. A red label is added with the following text: “
LECTOTYPE
/
Photinus eöus
Gorham
/Designated by/Martin and Saxton 2020”