First record of the genus Pygoluciola Wittmer (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae) from Sri Lanka with two new species, P. rammale and P. ruhuna

W. M.C.D. Wijekoon; L. A. Ballantyne; D. R. de Silva; H. C.E. Wegiriya; A. D.T.I. Madushanka

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5428.3.4

First record of the genus Pygoluciola Wittmer (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae) from Sri Lanka with two new species, P. rammale and P. ruhuna

W. M.C.D. Wijekoon, L. A. Ballantyne, D. R. de Silva, H. C.E. Wegiriya, A. D.T.I. Madushanka

Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences

University of Ruhuna

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We present the first record of the Southeast Asian firefly genus, Pygoluciola Wittmer, 1939 from Sri Lanka with descriptions of two new distinctive yellow species, P. rammale Wijekoon & De Silva sp. nov. and P. ruhuna Wijekoon & De Silva sp. nov. Both species are from a low-land forest in Southern Province, Sri Lanka, and females were associated with males when captured together in copula. An updated list of species, and key to males and known females of Pygoluciola is presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	393-412
Number of pages	20
Journal	Zootaxa
Volume	5428
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5428.3.4
Publication status	Published - 22 Mar 2024

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First record of the genus Pygoluciola Wittmer (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae) from Sri Lanka with two new species, P. rammale and P. ruhuna

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