Luciola nr. nicollieri

形態特徵：雄螢體長8.5-10.0毫米，前胸背板前緣有粗黑線，鞘翅邊緣黄褐色，近翅尖加寬; 雄螢發光器位於整個第6腹板和第7腹板的前方3份之2。雌螢體型粗壯，複眼細小，鞘翅和後翅皆短小，伸至第四腹背板，不能飛；發光器位於整個第6腹板。

分佈地點：梧桐寨河谷、荃錦坳、大埔滘、鉛墩下、企嶺下、大潭、柏架山、畢拿山。

成蟲活躍月份：2月下旬至5月中旬

其他資料：成蟲在茂盛的樹林內活動，雄螢飛行時發放閃光，閃光持續240-300毫秒，閃光間距 140-340亳秒，每個閃光由三個相連脈冲組成。雌螢發出簡單脈冲，脈冲持續250-380毫秒，間距60-420毫秒。雄蛹全身發光。由於 Luciola nicollieri 的模式標本已遺失，無法作出比對。

Morphological features：Male body length 8.5-10.0 mm, a thin dark line runs along the anterior margin of pronotum. Elytra with yellowish brown margin which broaden near the elytra tips; Light organs occupying entire ventrite 6 & anterior 2/3 of ventrite 7 in male. Female body much thicker, compound eyes small, both elytra and hindwings are short, reaching only abdominal tergite 4, incapable to fly. Light organ occupying almost entire ventrite 6

Distribution：Ng Tung Chai Valley, Tsuen Kam Au, Tai Po Kau, Yuen Tun Ha, Kei Ling Ha, Tai Tam, Mount Parker, Mount Butler.

Adult flight period：Late February to Mid-May.

Other information：Adults are found at dense woodlands, Flying male displays flashes with 240–300 ms duration and inter-flash intervals of 140–340 ms, each flash is composed of 3 combined pulses. Female adults display simple flash pattern composed of repeated pulsations with varying duration of 250–380 ms and inter-pulse interval of 60–420 ms. The whole body of male pupa glows. Because the type specimen of Luciola nicollieri is lost, comparison is not possible.