Luciola aquatilis Thancharoen

Thancharoen, Anchana, Ballantyne, Lesley A., Branham, Marc A. & Jeng, Ming-Luen, 2007, Description of Luciola aquatilis sp. nov., a new aquatic firefly (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae) from Thailand, Zootaxa 1611, pp. 55-62 : 56-57

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.178948

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3508739

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Luciola aquatilis Thancharoen
status

sp. nov.

Luciola aquatilis Thancharoen View in CoL , sp. nov.

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Specimens examined. Holotype: Male, from laboratory culture. The original individuals were collected from Samut Prakarn Province, Thailand, 13º 40’20.01” N, 100º33’13.50” E, Bangyor district, Phrapradaeng, 4.88 m, xi.2003. collected by A. Thancharoen. Paratypes: 9 males, 10 females, same data as holotype. Additional material examined: LAOS: 6 males and 2 females, Vanvieng, Vanvieng Resort, alt. 233 m, 18°54’43.5”N, 102°26’36.5”E, 27–28.V.2004, M.L. Jeng.

Diagnosis. The dominant characteristics of L. aquatilis males that distinguish it from other aquatic Luciola are its brownish dorsal coloration with dark regions present at base and apex of elytra, elytral punctation in lines, sclerites associated with aedeagal sheath, and shape of aedeagal sheath.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Lampyridae

Genus

Luciola

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