Luciola hypocrita Olivier

Ballantyne, Lesley A. & Lambkin, Christine L., 2013, Systematics and Phylogenetics of Indo-Pacific Luciolinae Fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) and the Description of new Genera, Zootaxa 3653 (1), pp. 1-162 : 75

Luciola hypocrita Olivier

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Luciola hypocrita Olivier, 1888:202 ; 1902:80.

Bourgeoisia hypocrita (Olivier) . Olivier 1908:17. McDermott 1966:118. Ballantyne 1968:124. Ballantyne & McLean, 1970:234. Deheyn & Ballantyne 2009: 47 . Ballantyne & Lambkin 2009:Fig. 514.

Luciola nigra McDermott, 1966:110 (unnecessary new name for L. atra Pic ).

Luciola atra Pic, 1928:58 . Deheyn & Ballantyne 2009: 47.

Nec Luciola atra (G.A. Olivier) . Branham, 2010 Fig. 4.15.2D.

Holotype. Male. Luciola atra Pic. FIJI: 18.00S, 178.00E labelled 1. Handwritten Luciola sp. (Olivier dit); 2 handwritten Luciola atra n s; 3 symbol; 4 printed black ink Ins. Fiji ( MNHN).

Holotype. Male. Luciola hypocrita Olivier ). Male. FIJI: 18.00 S, 178.00E labelled 1. Handwritten on pink paper Luciola hypocrita ; printed Ern. Oliv.; 2 printed SPECIMEN TYPICUM ORIGINALE AUCTORIS Ern. Olivier; 3. Handwritten Fidjie Ins. ( MNHN).

Diagnosis. Males known only from Fiji. Dark grayish dorsal colour with small posterolateral eye excavation; male LOs restricted to anterolateral plaques in V6 only; female flightless, with elytra covering much of the abdomen, coloured as for male; larvae dorsally deep grey with a tuft of fine white hairs at the apex of the tibiotarsus. Ballantyne (1968) redescribed males, and described a female and larva. Deheyn and Ballantyne (2009) characterized light production in the female and expanded the redescription of males, females and larvae. Larval characters are expanded in Table 11, Fig. 138 and Fu et al. (2012b Figs 50, 51 ).

Remarks. Branham’s (2010) reference to Luciola atra (G. A. Olivier) larva was misspelled and is a reference to Lucidota atra .

Figures

FIGURES 128–138. Luciola spp. Larvae (QMBA). Luciola oculofissa sp. nov. 128, 129 (Foret electrique), 135 (Touhu TV Tower). Luciola aquilaclara sp. nov. 130–134 (130, 131 Col d’Amieu, 132–134 Mandelia summit), 136 (Mt Taom summit), 137 (Aopinnie). 138 Luciola hypocrita. 128, 132, 135 dorsal whole body; 131 dorsal thorax only; 136 dorsal thoracic terga 2, 3, abdominal terga 1–8 (teeth along posterior margins of terga arrowed); 137 dorsal thorax and abdominal segments 1–7; 129, 130, 133 ventral; 134 left ventrolateral 3 abdominal segments. Figure legends: 1 left projection of sternum; 2 posterior projection of laterosternite; 3 posterior projection of laterotergite. These figures share scale lines: 128–130; 132, 133.

FIGURES 45–55. Australoluciola spp. 45, 54, 55 Australoluciola flavicollis, male 45, female 54, 55 (ANIC). 46 Luciola coarcticollis type male (MNHN). 47 Luciola gestroi type male (MNHN). 45–47 dorsal; 48 ventral V4–7 and T8; 49–51 aedeagus left lateral (49), ventral (50) and dorsal; 52, 53 aedeagal sheath with aedeagus ventral (52) and dorsal; 54, 55 female bursa from side (54) and beneath (55). Figure legends: 2 posterior plates; 3 anterior plates. These figures share scale lines:49– 51; 52, 53.