The Luciolinae of S. E. Asia and the Australopacific region: a revisionary checklist (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) including description of three new genera and 13 new species
Author
Ho, - Z.
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-10-18
4687
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1
174
journal article
25190
10.11646/zootaxa.4687.1.1
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Luciola melancholica
Olivier 1913a
Luciola melancholica
Olivier 1913a: 417
.
McDermott 1966: 109
.
Ballantyne & McLean, 1970: 267
.
Ballantyne & Lambkin 2013: 122
.
Holotype
.
Female.
NEW
GUINEA
:
Iles Bertrand
(
MCSN
).
Remarks.
The
holotype
female was described with dark brown elytra and an orange pronotum with dark marginal markings.
Ballantyne & Lambkin (2013)
and
Ballantyne & McLean (1970)
addressed various species using both males and females having marginal dark markings on the pronotum, but were unable to resolve its identity. No males from the type locality of the Bertrand Islands have been located.