Ellychnia latipennis Motschulsky, 1854a

Lima, William, Moseyko, Alexey G. & Silveira, Luiz Felipe Lima Da, 2024, New world lampyrid types at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, European Journal of Taxonomy 943, pp. 24-58 : 33

Ellychnia latipennis Motschulsky, 1854a

Figs 17–19

Ellychnia latipennis Motschulsky, 1854a: 3 .

Type material examined

Holotype USA • ♀; “Typ” // “latipennis ,, Motsch”// “Amer. bor.” // “ Ellychnia ,, corrusca,, L” [E. Olivier handwriting]; ZIN.

Preservation status

Complete, well-preserved.

Remarks

Motschulsky listed Harris as the provider of this specimen. “Amer. bor.” should refer to North America.

Current status

Synonym of Photinus corrusca (Linnaeus, 1767) (junior synonym: Photinus latipennis ( Motschulsky, 1854a)) .

Figures

Figs 14–19. 14–16. Ellychnia californica Motschulsky, 1854a, lectotype, ♀. 14. Habitus, dorsal view. 15. Habitus, ventral view. 16. Labels. 17–19. Ellychnia latipennis Motschulsky, 1854a, holotype, ♀. 17. Habitus, dorsal view. 18. Habitus, ventral view. 19. Labels.