Luciola nr. curtithorax

形態特徵:體長5.0-6.5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。與寬胸熠螢近似,但本種較細小,沒有淺色鞘翅邊緣,發光模式是簡單脈沖式。


分佈地點:梧桐寨河谷、大埔滘、大帽山。


成蟲活躍月份:5-6月


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。本種與 Luciola curtithorax 的模式標本具有淺色鞘翅邊緣,但本種沒有。



Morphological featuresBody length 5.0-6.5 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 laticollis, but smaller in body size, without light colour elytra rim and flash pattern is simple pulsation.

DistributionNg Tung Chai Valley, Tai Po Kau, Tai Mo Shan.


Adult flight periodMay to June.


Other information:Adults are found at dense woodlands, sometimes hundreds of individuals appear at the same time. The type species of L. curtithorax has pale elytral rims but the Hong Kong specimens lack this feature.




Male
20120507-20323799


Female
20130524-202346


Male
20070621-221918


Male
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Male
20110526-20492827


Male
20120507-20325408


Female
20120512-19565432


Female
20120512-22020858


Female
20130517-223117


Female
20130523-203731


雄螢閃光模式 Male flash pattern
5D mark III 60fps (Ng Tung Chai)


雄螢閃光 Male flashes

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