Lampyris algerica subsp. occidentalis, Geisthardt, 1983

Fanti, Fabrizio, 2024, Lampyridae: History of the type species of the genus Luciola, updated checklist of North African fireflies, and other taxonomic and faunistic notes, Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 24 (1), pp. 43-64 : 46

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.59893/bjc.24(1).005
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scientific name	Lampyris algerica subsp. occidentalis
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Treatment

L. algerica occidentalis Geisthardt, 1983 View in CoL

Lampyris algerica occidentalis Geisthardt, 1983: 29 View in CoL . Loc. typ. “ Marokko, Hoher Atlas , Glauoua-Gebiet, Tizi-n-Tichka-Pass, Tadderte 1500–1800 m NN” (4.-6.VII.1975, leg. DE FREINA (CT)

Distribution. Endemic of Morocco (Atlas). Probably only in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains ( Geisthardt 1983).

information “Barbaria, Alger ” is probably an error ( Geisthardt 1983). However, the type locality remains uncertain ( Fanti & Parisi 2024), and based on Geisthardt (1983), the aedeagus appears also similar to Lampyris exilis .

It is therefore not at all clear whether it is a North African, Asiatic (Near Eastern), or even Sub-Saharan species; therefore, the synonymy with Lampyris nervosa is only hypothetical and remains doubtful. Here it is provisionally listed in this catalog as a bona species without, however, officially changing the taxonomy.

References

Fanti F., Parisi F. 2024. An updated checklist of the Sub-Saharan fireflies (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) with taxonomic notes. Self-Publishing, Cetona, Tuscany, Italy, 7.03. 2024 - 12 AM (UTC + 1), 61 pp. [ISBN: 979 - 8 - 89170 - 085 - 7; Electronic copies: PDF / A format; public domain].

Geisthardt M. 1983. Beitrag zur Revision der Gattung Lampyris MULLER, 1764 I. Zur Kenntnis einiger nordafrikanischer und mediterraner Arten (Coleoptera, Lampyridae). Mitteilungen der Munchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft, 73: 23 - 44.