Photinus montanus 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 : 7

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.4565390
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4588668
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scientific name	Photinus montanus Gorham, 1884
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Photinus montanus Gorham, 1884 View in CoL

Photinus montanus Gorham 1884: 263 View in CoL

Six specimens were located, one of which was figured by Gorham (1884). The figured specimen also bearing a red “type” label is here designated as the lectotype and the other five specimens are designated as paralectotypes. Labels for the designated lectotype specimen are as follows: “SYN-/TYPE” “Type” “V. de Agua,/ 85-10500 ft. / Champion.” “V. de Agua/85-10000./Champion” “Type./Sp. figured.” “ Photinus View in CoL /montanus/Gorham.” “B.C.A.Col. III.(2)./ Photinus View in CoL /montanus,/Gorham”. A red label is added with the following text: “ LECTOTYPE / Photinus montanus Gorham View in CoL /Designated by/Martin and Saxton 2020”

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Lampyridae
Genus	Photinus