Nyctophila confusa subsp. confusa, Geisthardt, 1982

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

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.59893/bjc.24(1).005
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treatment provided by	Felipe (2025-01-15 18:01:08, last updated 2025-01-15 18:17:50)
scientific name	Nyctophila confusa subsp. confusa
status

Treatment

N. confusa confusa Geisthardt, 1982 View in CoL

Nyctophila confusa Geisthardt, 1982: 121 View in CoL (Abb. 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29), 122. nomen novum. Loc. typ. “Barbarie”.

= LAMPYRIS mauritanica G. A. Olivier, 1790 : [N°. 28] pages 13-14, Pl. 1 Fig. 5b-c, [jx-x] (partim) [synonymized by Geisthardt 1982: 122]

Distribution. Endemic of Morocco.

Note. One typus male of L. mauritanica G. A. Olivier, 1790 in coll. E. Olivier - MNP ( Geisthardt 1982). Lampyris mauritanica G. A. Olivier was considered a synonym of N. reichii by McDermott (1966). Lampyris mauritanica G. A. Olivier, 1790 is a homonym of mauritanica Linnaeus, 1758 .

References

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

Linnaeus C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, Secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae, [1 - 3] + 823 + [1] pp.

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.

Olivier G. A. 1790. Entomologie, ou histoire naturelle des insectes, Avec leurs caracteres generiques et specifiques, leur description, leur synonymie, et leur figure enluminee. Coleopteres. Tome Second. Imprimerie de Baudouin, Paris, 485 pp., 63 plates [Note: each genus with separate pagination. N °. 28: pp. 1 - 28, jx-x + 3 Plates].

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Lampyridae
Genus	Nyctophila