Telephoroides fruticola Motschulsky, 1854b

Figs 98–100

Telephoroides fruticola Motschulsky, 1854b: 60 .

Type material examined

Paralectotype (designated here) ARGENTINA • ♂; “ Photuris,, fulvipes,, Blanch..” [E. Olivier handwriting]// “typ”// “fruticola,, Eschsh. Bras.” // “ Buenos Ayres ”; ZIN.

Preservation status

Head fallen from thorax, lacking one of the protarsus and one mesoleg.

Remarks

Kazantsev & Nikitsky (2008) designated a lectotype from ZMMU. Therefore the ZIN specimen is a paralectotype. Motschulsky listed Eschscholtz as the provider of specimens for this species.

Current status

Photuris fruticola (Motschulsky, 1854b) is a junior synonym of Photuris femoralis Curtis, 1839 (senior synonym). Other junior synonyms of the latter are Photuris fulvipes (Blanchard, 1845), Photuris occidentalis (Motschulsky, 1854b), Photuris pallida (Motschulsky, 1854b), and Photuris trivialis Boheman, 1858 .