Pteroptyx maipo

米埔屈翅螢 Maipo Bent-winged Firefly

形態特徵:體長6.8-7.5毫米,鞘翅末端黑色,強烈向下及向內屈;雄螢發光器位於整個第6腹板和第7腹板。雌螢體長7.2-8.5毫米,與雄螢外表近似,複眼較細小,發光器位於整個第6腹板,鞘翅末端黑色,沒有向下及向內屈。


分佈地點:米埔、天水圍


成蟲活躍月份:4-9月


其他資料:雄螢飛行時發出複式閃光,閃光持續約300毫秒、間距約1.7秒;每次閃光由7-16個緊密連接的脈冲組成。雌螢常停留在葉上,只偶爾飛行。幼蟲在紅樹林泥灘取食擬沼螺Assiminea sp. 和耳螺 Auriculastra sp.。在廣東省西部沿岸及海南島亦有分佈。被國際自然保育聯盟列為頻危。



Morphological features:Male body length 6.8-7.5 mm, elytra tips black, strongly deflexed ; light organs occupying almost entire ventrite 6 & 7 in male. Female body length 7.2-8.5 mm, resembles male, but with smaller compound eyes, light organ only covers ventrite 6, elytra tips black, not deflexed.


DistributionMai Po, Tin Shui Wai,


Adult flight periodApril to September


Other information: Flying male displays train flash, flash duration about 300 ms, inter-flash duration about 1.7ms. Each flash is composed of 7-16 closely linked pulsations. Larva feeds on two small snails — Assiminea sp. and Auriculastra sp.. Also recorded along coastline of Western Guangdong Province and Hainan. Listed as Endangered by International Union for Conservation of Nature.




Male
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Female
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幼蟲 Larva
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Male
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雌 Female (下 below) 雄 Male (上 above)
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雌 Female (右 right) 雄 Male (左 left)
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雌 Female (左 leftt) 雄 Male 右 right)
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雌 Female (左 leftt) 雄 Male 右 right)
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Female
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幼蟲 Larva
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幼蟲 Larva
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幼蟲 Larva
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前蛹 Pre-pupa
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雄蛹 Male pupa
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雌蛹 Female pupa
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雄螢閃光 Male flashes
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雄螢閃光模式 Male flash pattern
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雄螢閃光 Male flashes

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