A new species of Petalacmis firefly from Bolivia, with a key to species (Coleoptera, Lampyridae)

Authors: Silveira, Luiz Country: Bolivia DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1092.80464 Published: Jan. 1, 2022 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Firefly · Topics: bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research, Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy

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Petalacmis Olivier, 1908 is a poorly known genus of firefly endemic to South America and is currently the only member of the subfamily Lampyrinae, tribe Lampyrini known to occur on the continent. Here, we describe a new species, Petalacmis triplehorni sp. nov. from Bolivia and compare it to the two other described species in the genus. A key to Petalacmis species based on male traits, as well as illustrations of morphological features, are given in detail for the first time. We present unique, previously neglected traits of Petalacmis species and compare them to other Lampyrinae.

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