First record of the genus Pygoluciola Wittmer (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae) from Sri Lanka with two new species, P. rammale and P. ruhuna-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

First record of the genus Pygoluciola Wittmer (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae) from Sri Lanka with two new species, P. rammale and P. ruhuna

Published:2024-03-22 Issue:3 Volume:5428 Page:393-412
ISSN:1175-5334
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WIJEKOON W. M. C. D^ORCID,BALLANTYNE L. A^ORCID,SILVA D. R DE^ORCID,WEGIRIYA H. C. E^ORCID,MADUSHANKA A. D. T. I^ORCID

Abstract

We present the first record of the Southeast Asian firefly genus, Pygoluciola Wittmer, 1939 from Sri Lanka with descriptions of two new distinctive yellow species, P. rammale Wijekoon & De Silva sp. nov. and P. ruhuna Wijekoon & De Silva sp. nov. Both species are from a low-land forest in Southern Province, Sri Lanka, and females were associated with males when captured together in copula. An updated list of species, and key to males and known females of Pygoluciola is presented.

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