Lucidota lugens Gorham, 1881

Martin, Gavin J. & Powell, Gareth S., 2020, Type designations for fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) of the Biologia Centrali Americana Gorham, 1881 housed in the Natural History Museum, London, Zootaxa 4808 (2), pp. 384-392 : 388

Lucidota lugens Gorham, 1881

Lucidota lugens Gorham 1881: 37

Current name: Ellychnia moesta ( Perty, 1830) ; synonymy by McDermott 1966

Lucidota lugens was originally synonymized with Homalisus moestus by Olivier (1907). This was subsequently transferred to Ellychnia by McDermott (1966) which gave priority to the original moestus by Perty (1830). Three syntype specimens were located. A male specimen bearing a “Sp. figured” label and matching the locality referenced by Gorham (1881) was located. The figured male is herein designated as the lectotype, with the remaining two specimens designated as paralectotypes. Labels for the designated lectotype specimen are as follows:

“ SYN-/ TYPE ” “ Type ” “Peras” “202. Salle Coll.” “ Type. 4, f. 18/Sp. figured.” “ B.C.A.Col. III.(2)./ Lucidota /lugens,/ Gorham ♂ ” “ Lucidota / lugens Gorh. ” “ NHMUK 013584684 ”. A red label is added with the following text: “ LECTO- TYPE / Lucidota lugens Gorham /Designated by/Martin and Powell 2020” .