Nyctophanes lineolata 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 : 44

Nyctophanes lineolata Motschulsky, 1854a

Figs 71–73

Nyctophanes lineolata Motschulsky, 1854a: 12 .

Type material examined

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

Preservation status

Complete, well-preserved.

Remarks

Motschulsky listed Mannerheim as the provider of this specimen. The original description lists Brazil as the type locality, but with a question mark. The provenance label on the holotype says that it came from Northern Brazil.

Current status

Aspisoma lineolatum ( Motschulsky, 1854a) .

Figures

Figs 68–73. 68–70. Nyctophanes cassidea, 1854a, holotype, sex undetermined.68. Habitus, dorsal view. 69. Habitus, ventral view. 70. Labels. 71–73. Nyctophanes lineolata Motschulsky, 1854a, holotype, ♂. 71. Habitus, dorsal view. 72. Habitus, ventral view. 73. Labels.