Lampyris algerica subsp. occidentalis, Geisthardt, 1983

Fanti, Fabrizio, 2024, Lampyridae: History of the type species of the genus Luciola, updated checklist of North African fireflies, and other taxonomic and faunistic notes, Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 24 (1), pp. 43-64 : 46

L. algerica occidentalis Geisthardt, 1983

Lampyris algerica occidentalis Geisthardt, 1983: 29 . Loc. typ. “ Marokko, Hoher Atlas , Glauoua-Gebiet, Tizi-n-Tichka-Pass, Tadderte 1500–1800 m NN” (4.-6.VII.1975, leg. DE FREINA (CT)

Distribution. Endemic of Morocco (Atlas). Probably only in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains ( Geisthardt 1983).

information “Barbaria, Alger ” is probably an error ( Geisthardt 1983). However, the type locality remains uncertain ( Fanti & Parisi 2024), and based on Geisthardt (1983), the aedeagus appears also similar to Lampyris exilis .

It is therefore not at all clear whether it is a North African, Asiatic (Near Eastern), or even Sub-Saharan species; therefore, the synonymy with Lampyris nervosa is only hypothetical and remains doubtful. Here it is provisionally listed in this catalog as a bona species without, however, officially changing the taxonomy.