TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lima, William
A1  - Moseyko, Alexey G.
A1  - Silveira, Luiz Felipe Lima da
T1  - New world lampyrid types at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
T2  - European journal of taxonomy
N2  - New World lampyrid taxonomy faces severe taxonomic impediments. Most species remain known from original taxonomic descriptions only, often insufficient for accurate identification. Therefore, the study of type specimens is critical to ensure proper identification. The Russian entomologist Viktor Ivanovich Motschulsky was one of the most important authors of firefly (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) taxonomy during the XIXth century, and his work is still relevant today. Part of his material, including the type specimens of several species, is deposited at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Unlike their European, Asian, and Oceanian counterparts, the taxonomy of Neotropical fireflies is still in its infancy, partly due to largely outdated literature and difficulties in accessing type specimens. Here, we review the type specimens of 38 firefly species deposited at ZIN, 15 of which are holotypes and 7 are lectotypes. For each specimen, the name-bearing status, condition of preservation, as well as the associated label data are provided. Lectotypes are designated for the following species described by Motschulsky: Bicellonycha lividipennis, Ellychnia californica, Lychnuris klugii, Macrolampis longipennis, Pseudolychnuris suturalis, Telephoroides lineaticollis, Telephoroide occidentalis.
T3  - European journal of taxonomy  : EJT - 943:24-58 
KW  - Firefly
KW  - Lampyrinae
KW  - Amydetinae
KW  - Cladodinae
KW  - Photurinae
Y1  - 2024
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/74446
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-744462
SN  - 2118-9773
VL  - 2024
IS  - 943
SP  - 24
EP  - 58
PB  - Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
CY  - Paris
ER  -