Lamprocera latreillei ( Kirby, 1818 )

Keller, Oliver & Branham, Marc A., 2018, Miscellaneous notes on the fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) in McDermott’s 1966 catalogue of Lampyridae, Insecta Mundi 656, pp. 1-10 : 3

Lamprocera latreillei ( Kirby, 1818)

Lampyris latreillii Kirby 1818: 387

Lamprocera latreillei (Kirby, 1819 [sic]): McDermott 1966: 23

Note. Kirby’s (1818) original name was deemed a patronym by subsequent authors, who spelled it “ latreillei ”. This spelling has been used in all publications since 1818. In the interest of stability, we invoke ICZN (1999), Article 33.3.1, preserving use of “ latreillei ”. McDermott’s (1966) citing of 1819 for the description was based on a typographical error ( Fig. 3b ).

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Figure 3. McDermott’s original handwritten literature notecards. a) Notecard showing the incorrect citation for the for Pyrocoelia tappana. b) Notecard showing the correct citation for Lamprocera latreillei. c) Notecard showing McDermott’s incorrect citation for Tenaspis semifusca.