Oculogryphus, is an Asian genus of firefly beetles: it has been placed in the Ototretinae[1] or may be considered incertae sedis. The genus contains 4 species. The type species O. fulvus was discovered from Vietnam.
| Oculogryphus | |
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| Oculogryphus chenghoiyanae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lampyridae |
| Subfamily: | Ototretinae |
| Genus: | Oculogryphus Jeng, Engel, and Yang, 2007 |
| Type species | |
| Oculogryphus fulvus | |
| Diversity | |
| 4 species | |
Description
editAntennae filiform. Large compound eyes are deeply emarginated posteriorly. There are eight abdominal ventrites. No photogenic organs. Females of this genus can fluoresce with a blue-green light whole body. Species rely on photic cues for purposes of mating. Body shape of male is elongate oval.[2]
Species
edit- Oculogryphus bicolor Jeng, Branham & Engel, 2011 - Vietnam
- Oculogryphus chenghoiyanae Yiu & Jeng, 2018[1] - Hong Kong
- Oculogryphus fulvus Jeng, 2007 - Vietnam
- Oculogryphus shuensis Jeng & Engel, 2014 - China
References
edit- ^ a b Yiu, Vor; Jeng, Ming-Luen (2018). "Oculogryphus chenghoiyanae sp. n. (Coleoptera, Lampyridae): a new ototretine firefly from Hong Kong with descriptions of its bioluminescent behavior and ultraviolet-induced fluorescence in females". ZooKeys (739): 65–78. Bibcode:2018ZooK..739...65Y. doi:10.3897/zookeys.739.21502. PMC 5904378. PMID 29674882. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Oculogryphus, A Remarkable New Genus of Fireflies from Asia" (PDF). Zookeys. Retrieved 3 April 2018.