Oculogryphus chenghoiyanae
Oculogryphus chenghoiyanae, is a species of firefly beetles belonging to the family Lampyridae. It is endemic to Hong Kong.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lampyridae |
| Subfamily: | Ototretinae |
| Genus: | Oculogryphus |
| Species: | O. chenghoiyanae |
| Binomial name | |
| Oculogryphus chenghoiyanae Yiu & Jeng, 2018 | |
Body length of male is 5.1–5.2 mm and female is 7.8-8.4 mm. Dorsally dark brown to black. head capsule and antennae black. Pronotum orange brown. Compound eyes strongly emarginate posteriorly. Abdomen with eight abdominal ventrites. Female show much pale yellow coloration dorsally with flecked reddish brown markings. Body elongate, more or less cylindrical in female. Abdominal light-emitting organs producing bright yellowish green light.[1]
References
- Yiu, Vor; Jeng, Ming-Luen (2018). "Oculogryphus chenghoiyanae sp. n. (Coleoptera, Lampyridae): a new ototretine firefly from Hong Kong with descriptions of its bioluminescent behavior and ultraviolet-induced fluorescence in females". ZooKeys (739): 65–78. doi:10.3897/zookeys.739.21502. PMC 5904378. PMID 29674882. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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