Published October 30, 2020 | Version v1
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Lucidota armata

  • 1. Department of Biology, Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602

Description

Lucidota armata (Gorham, 1884)

Photinus armatus Gorham 1884: 265

Gorham (1884) examined six specimens from each locality he studied of both males and females of this species. He specifically mentioned two specimens that were collected in copula that allowed this association to be confirmed. Both the male and female specimens in copula were card-mounted together. We were able to locate these two specimens as well as seven others bearing syntype labels. We designate the male of the pair, located on the left, as the lectotype. The remaining eight specimens, including the female, matching the label data given, are here designated as paralectotypes. Labels for the designated lectotype specimen are as follows: “SYN-/TYPE” “Type” “Bugaba,/ 800-1500 ft. /Champion.” “Type./ Sp. figured” “ Photinus ’/armatus/Gorham.” “B.C.A.Col.III. (2)./ Photinus /armatus,/Gorham”. A red label is added with the following text: “ LECTOTYPE / Photinus armatus Gorham /Designated by/Martin and Saxton 2020”

Notes

Published as part of Martin, Gavin J. & Saxton, Natalie A., 2020, Additional type designations for fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) of the Biologia Centrali Americana housed in the Natural History Museum, London, pp. 1-10 in Insecta Mundi 2020 (806) on page 6, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4565390

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Lampyridae
Genus
Lucidota
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Gorham
Species
armata
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Lucidota armata (Gorham, 1884) sec. Martin & Saxton, 2020

References

  • Gorham HS. 1884. Supplement. Insecta. Coleoptera. Malacodermata. Lampyridae. Biologia Centrali-Americana 3 (2): 249 - 276.