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JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC BIODIVERSITY
Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages 53-59Publisher
NATL SCIENCE MUSEUM & KOREAN NATL ARBORETUM
DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2020.10.004
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Bioluminescence; Diagnosis; Fireflies; New record; Oriental
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This study reports two bioluminescent lampyrid species recorded for the first time in India, highlighting their characteristics, distribution, habitat preference, and providing a checklist and key diagnosis for the genus Abscondita.
Bioluminescence, being a fascinating adaptive manifestation of the animal kingdom, is displayed mostly by the insects belonging to the family Lampyridae, under the order Coleoptera. Two lampyrid species Abscondita terminalis (Olivier, 1883) and Triangulara frontoflava Pimpasalee, 2016 are recorded for the first time from India. Diagnosis, description of male genitalia, photographs of adult males, materials examined, distribution, remarks on habitat preference, and distribution pattern for both the species have been highlighted. A comprehensive checklist and key to Indian species of the genus Abscondita are also presented. (C) 2020 National Science Museum of Korea (NSMK) and Korea National Arboretum (KNA), Publishing Services by Elsevier.
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