Photinus moestus Gorham, 1884

Martin, Gavin J. & Saxton, Natalie A., 2020, Additional type designations for fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) of the Biologia Centrali Americana housed in the Natural History Museum, London, Insecta Mundi 2020 (806), pp. 1-10 : 8

Photinus moestus Gorham, 1884

Photinus moestus Gorham 1884: 264

This species was incorrectly synonymized with Ellychnia moesta (Perty, 1830) by McDermott (1966). There are clear size ( E. moesta is larger) and pronotal differences ( E. moesta has a dark pronotum, whereas P. moestus has a mostly red pronotum). Photinus moestus was subsequently recognized as a valid species by Blackwelder and Arnett (1974). Eight specimens were located. The specimen bearing a red “type” label is designated as the lectotype. The remaining seven specimens are designated as paralectotypes. Labels for the designated lectotype specimen are as follows: “SYN-/TYPE” “Type” “Cubilguitz,/Vera Paz./Champion.” “B.C.A.Col.III.(2)./ Photinus / moestus,/Gorham ♀ ” “ Photinus /moestus/Gorham.” “NHMUK 013584683”. A red label is added with the following text: “ LECTOTYPE / Photinus moestus Gorham /Designated by/Martin and Saxton 2020”