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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Lucidota complanata
Gorham, 1884
Lucidota complanata
Gorham 1884: 257
Gorham (1884)
did not mention how many specimens he saw; however, he did list multiple localities.
We
located thirteen specimens from both
Volcan
de
Chiriqui
and Bugaba. The specimen bearing the red “type” label is here designated as the
lectotype
.
The
other twelve specimens are designated as
paralectotypes
.
Labels
for the designated
lectotype
specimen are as follows: “SYN-/TYPE” “
♂
”
“Type” “Bugaba,/
800-1500ft.
/Champion.” “Type.” “
B.C.A.Col.
III.(2)./
Lucidota
/complanata/Gorham.
♂
” “
Lucidota
/complanata/Gorh.
♂
”. A red label is added with the following text: “
LECTOTYPE
/
Lucidota complanata
Gorham
/Designated by/Martin and Saxton 2020”.