Abscondita promelaena

Abscondita promelaena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Elateroidea
Family:	Lampyridae
Genus:	Abscondita
Species:	A. promelaena
Binomial name
	Abscondita promelaena; (Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
	Luciola promelaena Walker, 1858; Luciola aegrota Olivier, 1891; Luciola aegrota var. scutellaris Olivier, 1891; Luciola melaspis Bourgeois, 1909;

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

Description

Dorsum pale brownish with pale coloured elytra without an apical brown marking. Elytral apices are whitish due to aggregation of white material probably fat body. Terminal abdominal tergites are pale. Male is about 8.7 to 10.3 mm in length. Pronotum, and elytra very pale brown. Due to semitransparency of elytra, underlying muscles and hind wings are visible. Mouthparts and antennae are very dark brown whereas head is dark reddish brown. Ventral side of prothorax and mesothorax are pale yellowish brown. Metathorax ventrum is moderately dark brown. Legs with pale brown bases, brown tibiae and tarsi. Abdomen brownish. Pronotum is 1.5 to 1.8 mm long. Aedeagal sheath consists with sternite terminated by short rounded hairy posterolateral projections. Female is 10 to 11.7 mm long and pronotum is 1.5 to 1.9 mm long.^[5]

References

^ "Regional Diversity of Fireflies of the subfamily Luciolinae (Coleoptera:Lampyridae) in Sri Lanka". Lampyrid 2012. 2:138-141. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
^ "Abscondita promelaena (Walker, 1858)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
^ 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.
^ Wijekoon, W. M. C. D. (December 2013). "Systematics and selected ecological aspects of nocturnal and diurnal fireflies (Coleoptera; Lampyridae) in Sri Lanka". Retrieved 2021-08-08.
^ Ballantyne, Lesley; Fu, Xinhua; Lambkin, Christine; Jeng, Ming-Luen; Faust, Lynn; Wijekoon, W. M. C. D.; Li, Daiqin; Zhu, Tengfui (2013-10-11). "Studies on South-east Asian fireflies: Abscondita, a new genus with details of life history, flashing patterns and behaviour of Abs. chinensis (L.) and Abs. terminalis (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae)". Zootaxa. p. 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3721.1.1. Retrieved 2021-08-08.

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[1] "Regional Diversity of Fireflies of the subfamily Luciolinae (Coleoptera:Lampyridae) in Sri Lanka". Lampyrid 2012. 2:138-141. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

[2] "Abscondita promelaena (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] Wijekoon, W. M. C. D. (December 2013). "Systematics and selected ecological aspects of nocturnal and diurnal fireflies (Coleoptera; Lampyridae) in Sri Lanka". Retrieved 2021-08-08.

[Abscondita-5] Ballantyne, Lesley; Fu, Xinhua; Lambkin, Christine; Jeng, Ming-Luen; Faust, Lynn; Wijekoon, W. M. C. D.; Li, Daiqin; Zhu, Tengfui (2013-10-11). "Studies on South-east Asian fireflies: Abscondita, a new genus with details of life history, flashing patterns and behaviour of Abs. chinensis (L.) and Abs. terminalis (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae)". Zootaxa. p. 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3721.1.1. Retrieved 2021-08-08.

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Abscondita promelaena

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