Oculogryphus chenghoiyanae

Oculogryphus chenghoiyanae, is a species of firefly beetles belonging to the family Lampyridae. It is endemic to Hong Kong.[1]

Oculogryphus chenghoiyanae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lampyridae
Subfamily: Ototretinae
Genus: Oculogryphus
Species:
O. chenghoiyanae
Binomial name
Oculogryphus chenghoiyanae
Yiu & Jeng, 2018

Body length of male is 5.1–5.2 mm and female is 7.8-8.4 mm. Dorsally dark brown to black. head capsule and antennae black. Pronotum orange brown. Compound eyes strongly emarginate posteriorly. Abdomen with eight abdominal ventrites. Female show much pale yellow coloration dorsally with flecked reddish brown markings. Body elongate, more or less cylindrical in female. Abdominal light-emitting organs producing bright yellowish green light.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.739.21502. PMC 5904378. PMID 29674882. Retrieved 3 April 2018.