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Fig. 3 in A new genus for two species of Japanese fireflies having aquatic larvae (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) and a definition of Luciola s. str.

  • 1. School of Agricultural Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, 2678 Australia.
  • 2. Nagasawa 1-50-9, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 239-0842 Japan.
  • 3. School of Science, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • 4. Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Advanced Engineering, Kogakuin University, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0015 Japan.

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Fig. 3. Nature of epipleuron. A, C. Luciola cruciata Motschulsky, 1854, ♂ (Osugi, Japan; ANIC); inset A: Hayama, Japan; ZRC. B. Luciola cruciata ♀ (Doubaru, Japan; ANIC). D. Aquatica lateralis (Motschulsky, 1860) (Japan; XH Fu collection). A. Ventro-lateral thorax and elytron (inset: slightly oblique view of ventro-lateral thorax and elytron). B. Ventral anterior portion of mesothorax and elytral bases. C. Dorsal pronotum and elytral base of A. D. Ventral anterior body including head. Images by L. Ballantyne (A–C), W.F.A. Jusoh (inset A) and X.H. Fu (D, ex N. Ohba). Figure legends: I = humerus; II = outer edge of epipleuron; III = inner edge of epipleuron; IV = dotted line is posterior margin of MS; V = epipleuron first visible at side of elytron behind posterior margin of MS. Not to scale.

Notes

Published as part of Ballantyne, Lesley, Kawashima, Itsuro, Jusoh, Wan F.A. & Suzuki, Hirobumi, 2022, A new genus for two species of Japanese fireflies having aquatic larvae (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) and a definition of Luciola s. str., pp. 1-54 in European Journal of Taxonomy 855 on page 17, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.855.2023, http://zenodo.org/record/7501294

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