Pyractomena vitticollis 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 : 51

Pyractomena vitticollis Motschulsky, 1854a

Figs 95–97

Pyractomena vitticollis Motschulsky, 1854a: 38 .

Type material examined

Syntype HAITI • ♂; “vitticollis, Manh. St [superscript] Dom” // “Typ” // “Lecontea,, vitticollis,, M.” [E. Olivier handwriting] // “ S. Domingo ”; ZIN .

Preservation status

Complete, well-preserved.

Remarks

Motschulsky listed Mannerheim as the provider of specimens for this species. The original description lists “Antilles” as the type locality. We note that Motschulsky used Pyrectomena (misspelling of Pyractomena ) several times in his work.

Current status

Pyractomena vitticollis Motschulsky, 1854a .

Figures

Figs 92–97. 92–94. Pygolampis quadrinotata Motschulsky, 1854b, paralectotype, ♂. 92. Habitus, dorsal view. 93. Habitus, ventral view. 94. Labels.. 95–97. Pyractomena vitticollis Motschulsky, 1853, syntype, ♂. 95. Habitus, dorsal view. 96. Habitus, ventral view. 97. Labels.