Chespirito lloydi, Ferreira & Keller & Branham, 2020

Ferreira, Vinicius S., Keller, Oliver & Branham, Marc A., 2020, Multilocus Phylogeny Support the Nonbioluminescent Firefly Chespirito as a New Subfamily in the Lampyridae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea), Insect Systematics and Diversity (AIFB) 4 (6), No. 2, pp. 1-13 : 8

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1093/isd/ixaa014
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7169163
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03917373-DB06-226C-FCF7-FA71ACCB609D
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Chespirito lloydi
status	sp. nov.

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Type material (4). Holotype: 1 male: 10 mi. W. El Salto; Dgo. MEX. 29.VI.1964; J.E.H. Martin/ HOLOTYPE; C. lloydi ; new species; Ferreira det. 2020 ( CNC). Paratypes: 3 males: 24 mi. W. La Ciudad; Dgo. MEX. VI. 22.64; H.F. Howden/ PARATYPE; C. lloydi ; new species; Ferreira det. 2020 ( CNC).

Etymology. This species is named in honor of Dr. James E. Lloyd, Professor Emeritus from the University of Florida, who has spent 56 years studying fireflies and their behavior, especially in the genus Photuris . Professor Lloyd passed away on 18 July 2020. It is our privilege to name this species in his honor for his dedication and contributions to the study of Lampyridae .