Ellychnia californica 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 : 31

Ellychnia californica Motschulsky, 1854a

Figs 14–16

Ellychnia californica Motschulsky, 1854a: 3 .

Type material examined

Lectotype (designated here) USA • ♀; “ Ellychnia ,, californica,, Motsch” [E. Olivier handwriting] // “Typ” // “californica ,, M. P.”// “Nov. Helvet.”; ZIN.

Preservation status

Complete, well-preserved.

Remarks

Kazantsev & Nikitsky (2008) found a male syntype from ZMMU, which was missing its head, as well as its pro and mesothorax. Here, we designate a female lectotype from ZIN, which renders the ZMMU specimen a paralectotype. “Nov. Helv.” (New Switzerland) probably refers to present-day Sacramento, California.

Current status

Photinus californicus ( Motschulsky, 1854a) .

Figures

Figs 14–19. 14–16. Ellychnia californica Motschulsky, 1854a, lectotype, ♀. 14. Habitus, dorsal view. 15. Habitus, ventral view. 16. Labels. 17–19. Ellychnia latipennis Motschulsky, 1854a, holotype, ♀. 17. Habitus, dorsal view. 18. Habitus, ventral view. 19. Labels.