Lampyris spinifer, Pic, 1923

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 : 49

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scientific name	Lampyris spinifer
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L. spinifer Pic, 1923 View in CoL

Lampyris spinifer Pic, 1923: 9 View in CoL . Loc. typ. “ Egypte: Mariout” (coll. Petrow).

Distribution. Endemic of Egypt ( McDermott 1966): Mariout ( Pic 1923).

Note. Type not found in the MNP ( Geisthardt 1983). Very distinct species by the structure of its front legs, it can be placed near de L. attenuata Fairmaire ( Pic 1923) .

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.

McDermott F. A. 1966. Lampyridae. In: Steel W. O. (eds.), Coleopterorum Catalogus. Supplementa. Pars 9 (Editio Secunda). Uitgeverij Dr. W. Junk, ' s-Gravenhage, 149 pp.

Pic M. 1923. Notes diverses, descriptions et diagnoses (Suite.). L'Echange, Revue Linneenne, 39 [N ° 413]: 9 - 11.