Bicellonycha lividipennis Motschulsky, 1854b

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 : 30

Bicellonycha lividipennis Motschulsky, 1854b

Figs 5–7

Bicellonycha lividipennis Motschulsky, 1854b: 58 .

Type material examined

Lectotype (designated here) BRAZIL • ♂; “Bicellonych [probably cut through without the “a” at the end of the genus name],, livida,, Motsch,, Brasil” // “ Serra da Strella ” // “ ” [red label left in blank]; ZIN.

Preservation status

Complete, well-preserved.

Remarks

One of the labels says “livida Motsch. Brasil ”, as seen in another syntype of Bicellonycha lividipennis Motschulsky, 1854b ( Kazantsev & Nikitsky 2008). Moreover, this specimen bears a red label, and fits the description given for Bicellonycha lividipennis Motschulsky, 1854b . Together, we interpret this as evidence that this specimen is a male syntype of Bicellonycha lividipennis Motschulsky, 1854b , which we hereby designate as lectotype. “Serra da Strella” probably refers to the Serra da Estrela Mountain, part of the Serra do Mar Mountain range, Southeastern Brazil. Several European naturalists set foot at the Serra da Estrela, where the diplomat and “academic extraordinary” baron Georg Heinrich von Langsdorff had a property, named “Fazenda da Mandioca” (Portuguese for “Cassava farm”) ( Papavero 1971). Langsdorff in fact shipped many specimens to ZIN ( Papavero 1971). Therefore, it is reasonable to attribute “Serra da Strella” to the piedmont of the Brazilian Serra da Estrela, in today’s Magé Municipality, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil.

Current status

Bicellonycha lividipennis Motschulsky, 1854b: 58 .

Figures

Figs 1–7. 1–4. Amydetes fucatus Motschulsky, 1854b, holotype, ♂. 1. Habitus, dorsal view. 2. Habitus, ventral view. 3. Antenna, lateral view. 4. Labels. 5–7. Bicellonycha lividipennis Motschulsky, 1854b, lectotype, ♂. 5. Habitus, dorsal view. 6. Habitus, ventral view. 7. Labels.