Nyctophanes bisignata Motschulsky, 1854a

Lima, William, Moseyko, Alexey G. & Silveira, Luiz Felipe Lima Da, 2024, New world lampyrid types at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, European Journal of Taxonomy 943, pp. 24-58 : 43

Nyctophanes bisignata Motschulsky, 1854a

Figs 62–64

Nyctophanes bisignata Motschulsky, 1854a: 12 .

Type material examined

Holotype BRAZIL • ♀; “bisignatum ,, Motsch” // “Typ” // “ Aspisoma ,, bisignatum,, M” [E. Olivier handwriting] // “Brasil.”; ZIN.

Preservation status

Well-preserved, missing one antenna.

Remarks

Motschulsky listed Mannerheim as the provider of the type specimen for this species.

Current status

Aspisoma bisignatum ( Motschulsky, 1854a) .

Figures

Figs 62–67. 62–64. Nyctophanes bisignata Motschulsky, 1854a, holotype, ♀. 62. Habitus, dorsal view. 63. Habitus, ventral view. 64. Labels. 65-67. Nyctophanes bremei Motschulsky, 1854a, syntype, ♀. 65. Habitus, dorsal view. 66. Habitus, ventral view. 67. Labels.