Luciola curtithorax
擬紋螢 Black Marked Flasher
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形態特徵：
體長6.5-8.0毫米。前胸背板前方中部有大黑斑，黑斑大小和深淺有個體差異; 雄螢發光器位於整個第6腹板和第7腹板。雌螢與雄螢外表近似，複眼較細小，發光器位於整個第6腹板。與 Luciola nr. laticollis 近似，但本種較大，有淺色鞘翅邊緣，發光模式是複式脈沖閃光。
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分佈地點：
大嶼山昂平、地塘仔、二東山、亞婆塱、梅窩。
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成蟲活躍月份：
5-6月
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其他資料：
成蟲在茂盛的樹林內活動，有時百計成蟲在同一地點同時出現。雄螢在空中發出每個閃光相隔0.5-0.7秒，每個閃光持續0.5-0.6秒，由4-8個緊連脈沖組成。
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Morphological features
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Body length 6.5-8.0 mm, a large black mark at the middle of pronotum anterior region, size and darkness of the mark varies across individuals; light organs occupying ventrite 6 & 7 in male; only ventrite 6 in female. Female resembles male, but with smaller compound eyes. Close to Luciola nr. laticollis, but larger in body size, bearing light colour elytra rim and flash pattern is flash train.
Distribution
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Ngong Ping (Lantau)
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Tei Tong Tsai, Yi Tung Shan, A Po Long, Mui Wo.
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Adult flight period
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May to June.
Other information
：Adults are found at dense woodlands, sometimes hundreds of individuals appear at the same time. Flying males display flashes with inter-flash ranges from 0.5-0.7 S, flash duration 0.5-0.6 s, composed of 4-8 closely connected pulses.
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雄 Male 
雌 Female
雄 Male
雄 Male
雄 Male
雄 Male
雌 Female
雌 Female
雄螢閃光 Male flashes
雄螢閃光模式 Male flash pattern
雄螢閃光 Male flashes
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