Nyctophila confusa subsp. variata, Geisthardt, 1982

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scientific name

Nyctophila confusa subsp. variata
status

 

N. confusa variata Geisthardt, 1982 View in CoL

Nyctophila confusa variata Geisthardt, 1982: 123 View in CoL (Abb. 30, 32, 37), 124. Loc. typ. “ Marokko, Arround, 2000 m ” 24.VI .1930 , leg. WERNER (MB). Paratypes: “ Marokko, Arround , 2000 m ” 24.VI .1930 , leg. WERNER (MB); “ Marokko, Gr. Atlas, Tachdirt, 2200–2700 m ” 2.–10.VII.1933, leg. ZERNY ( MB); “ Marokko, Tachdirt” Coll. SCHWINGENSCHUSS ( MB) .

Distribution. Endemic of Morocco.

= Nyctophila confusa variata Var. rufibasis Geisthardt, 1982: 123 (Abb. 31, 33, 35 [as rufilabris], 36 [as rufilabris]), 124. Loc. typ “ Marokko, Gr. Atlas, Tachdirt, 2200–2700” 2.–10.VII.33, leg. ZERNY (MB); “ Marokko, Arround, 2000 m ” 24.VI.30, leg. WERNER (MB); “ Marokko, Tachdirt” leg. SCHWINGENSCHUSS (MB); “ Marokko ” (ohne daten UNB); “ Maroc, Atlas” Coll. BOURGEOIS (MNP)

Keller & Martin 2024 (unavail.)

= Nyctophila confusa variata var. rufilabris Geisthardt, 1982: 123 (Abb. 35, 36) incorrect original spelling

Distribution. Endemic of Morocco.

Note. Nyctophila confusa variata var. rufibasis was pubblished under the name N. heydeni by Olivier (1907b), according to Geisthardt (1982).

= Nyctophila confusa variata Var. View in CoL carinata Geisthardt, 1982: 124. Loc. typ. “ Marokko ” (ohne Daten) (UNB)

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Keller & Martin 2024 (unavail.)

Distribution. Endemic of Morocco.

Geisthardt (1990) had other specimens very similar to N. confusa variata , but which he could not ascribe to any subspecies, so he said that an in-depth study with a lot of material would be necessary to evaluate these taxa:

- 1 male “ Marokko, Hoher Atlas , Glauona- Gebiet, Tizi-n-Tichka-PaSS, Tadderte, 1500– 1800 m ” 4.–6.VII.1975, DE FREINA leg. (Coll. Geisthardt) .

- 1 male “ Marokko, Qued Wachaf, W Dar Chnoni” 10.VII.1970, STEMMLER leg. ( MB) .

Geisthardt M. 1982. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Gattung Nyctophila Olivier, 1884 (Coleoptera, Lampyridae). Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici, 74: 115 - 128.

Geisthardt M. 1990. Bestimmungsschlussel der Arten von Nyctophila Olivier (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) mit Neubeschreibungen und Anmerkungen. Stuttgarter Beitrage zur Naturkunde, Serie A (Biologie), 447: 1 - 15.

Keller O., Martin G. J. 2024. Taxonomic notes on the Cladodinae, Lampyrinae, and Lampyrinae / Lampyridae incertae sedis (Coleoptera: Lampyridae). Insecta Mundi, 1032: 1 - 15.

Olivier J. E. 1907 b. Notes entomologiques. Revue Scientifique du Bourbonnais et du Centre de la France, 20: 33 - 34.

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Universidade de Lisboa, Museu Bocage

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Lampyridae

Genus

Nyctophila