Asymmetricata humeralis

Asymmetricata humeralis, is a species of firefly beetle found in India and Sri Lanka.[1][2][3][4]

Asymmetricata humeralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Elateroidea
Family:
Lampyridae
Genus:
Asymmetricata
Species:
A. humeralis
Binomial name
Asymmetricata humeralis
Ho, 2019
Synonyms
  • Asymmetricata humeralis (Walker 1858)
  • Colophotia humeralis Walker 1858
  • Luciola humeralis (Walker). Olivier 1902
  • Luciola doriae Olivier 1885
  • Luciola notatipennis Olivier 1909

Description

Dorsum with pale brown elytra with darker brown base and apex. Pronotum entirely pale yellow with paired median brown spots. In male, the aedeagal sheath tergite is emarginated on its right side, whereas the distal apex of the sheath sternite is obliquely truncate.[5]

References
  1. "Regional Diversity of Fireflies of the subfamily Luciolinae (Coleoptera:Lampyridae) in Sri Lanka". Lampyrid 2012. 2:138-141. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  2. "Luciola humeralis (Walker, 1858)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  3. Wijekoon, W. M. C. D.; Wegiriya, H. C. E.; Bogahawatta, C. N. L. (2016-06-22). "Systematic revision of the repository collection of Canthoroidea in the Department of National Museums, Colombo, Sri Lanka (Coleoptera: Antharidae, Lampyridae, Lycidae, Rhagophthalmidae)". Ceylon Journal of Science. pp. 67–74. doi:10.4038/cjs.v45i1.7365. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  4. "Preliminary study on Lampyrids in Kiralakelle nature reserve, Matara District, Southern Sri Lanka; An ecotourism perspective". Vol. 17 (2012): Proceedings of 17th International Forestry and Environment Symposium 2012. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  5. Ho, - Z. (2019-10-18). "Asymmetricata humeralis Ho 2019, comb. nov". Retrieved 2021-08-08.


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