Nyctocrepis demoulini Motschulsky, 1853

Figs 53–55

Nyctocrepis demoulini Motschulsky, 1853: 33 .

Type material examined

Holotype BRAZIL • ♂; “Demoulinii [sic] Motsch,, Brésil”; ZIN.

Preservation status

Complete, well-preserved.

Remarks

Motschulsky listed Deyrolle as the source of the type material from Brazil. This species is known from Southern Brazil, including Santa Catarina (Bocakova et al. 2022). Since Deyrolle provided other lampyrid specimens to Motschulsky from this region, the holotype is possibly from Southern Brazil. Motschulsky (1853: 33) described Nyctocrepis and only listed Nyctocrepis demoulini in the publication, without providing a separate description for the species. A description for Nyctocrepis demoulini was given by Motschulsky in a later publication (1854a: 10). Rendering Nyctocrepis demoulini invalid would threaten the stability of this genus, since no other species were listed by the author. However, the article 12.2.6 of the International Code for Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN 1999) ensures combined descriptions for monotypic genera and their respective species described before 1961. Therefore, by the provisions of article 12.2.6, the publication date of Nyctocrepis demoulini is 1853, and not 1854 as given in Bocakova et al. (2022).

Current status

Nyctocrepis demoulini Motschulsky, 1853 .