Abscondita cerata (Olivier) Olivier, 2013

Ballantyne, Lesley, Fu, Xinhua, Lambkin, Christine, Jeng, Ming-Luen, Faust, Lynn, Wijekoon, W. M. C. D., Li, Daiqin & Zhu, Tengfui, 2013, Studies on South-east Asian fireflies: Abscondita, a new genus with details of life history, flashing patterns and behaviour of Abs. chinensis (L.) and Abs. terminalis (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae), Zootaxa 3721 (1), pp. 1-48 : 15

Abscondita cerata (Olivier) comb. nov.

Luciola cerata Olivier, 1911: 147 . McDermott, 1966:101. Hua, 2002:70. Jeng, Yang & Lai, 2003:260. Chen, 2003:166. Ohba & Yang, 2003:1. Fu & Ballantyne 2008:13. Wu et al. 2009: 81; 2010: 235.

Lectotype male. Labels: 1. ‘Is. Formosa, Polisha III 908 (1908) Hans Sauter’ (‘Is. Formosa’ and ‘Hans Sauter’ printed, Polisha and date HW in black ink). 2. HW ink ‘ cerata E. Oliv. 3. red printed label ‘Typus’, designated by Fu & Ballantyne 2008:13. (MCSN).

Diagnosis. Known only from Taiwan; males and females with orange pronotum and dark brown elytra; distinguished from other species of Abscondita by the dorsal colouration. Redescribed from a lectotype designation by Fu and Ballantyne (2008).

Remarks. Ohba and Yang (2003) described the flash patterns of males and females. Wu and Yang (2009) and Wu et al. (2010) described two patterns of terminal light organ in V7 and the different flashing patterns observed, indicating the possibility of a cryptic species complex.