Four new species of Luciuranus fireflies from the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)
Author
Da Silveira, Luiz F. L.
Author
Souto, Paula M.
Author
Mermudes, J. R. M.
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-04-20
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journal article
30224
10.11646/zootaxa.4413.1.7
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Luciuranus carioca
sp. nov.
Silveira, Souto & Mermudes 2016
(
Figs 75–102
)
Diagnosis.
Elytron entirely dark-brown (
Figs. 75
,
92
). Male with eye small (half as wide as distance between eyes) (
Fig. 79
); pygidium 3.5x longer than sternum VIII greatest length, with lateral margins slightly convergent posteriad, posterior margin with median third rounded, ventral keels absent (
Figs. 83–85
); arms of sternum IX lacking stout subapical setae, subparallel, apices rounded, right arm slightly longer (
Figs. 86–88
). Female with antenna moniliform, antennomere III slightly longer than pedicel (
Fig. 95
); distance between antennal sockets shorter than apical maxillary palpomere width (
Fig. 96
); pronotal greatest width greater than distance between posterior angles, wider than elytral humeral distance, anterior margin of pronotum rounded (
Fig. 81
); elytron moderately dehiscent (
Fig. 92
), sternum VI with posterior margin straight (
Fig. 99
), sternum and tergum VII connected by membrane; sternum VII as sclerotized as VIII (
Fig. 99
), sternum VIII with posterior margin straight (
Fig. 101
).
FIGURES 58–74.
Luciuranus takiyae
sp. nov.
, male. 58–60 habitus 58 dorsal, 59 lateral, 60 ventral; 61 antenna, dorsal; 62 head, frontal; 63 head and prothorax, lateral; 64 pronotum and mesoscutellum, dorsal; 65 abdomen, detail of ventral view; 66 pygidium, dorsal; 67 sternum VIII and pygidium, detail of lateral view; 68 sternum VIII, ventral; 69–71 sternum IX, 69 dorsal, 70 lateral, 71 ventral; 72–74 aedeagus 72 dorsal, 73 lateral, 74 ventral. Scale bar 58–60: 1 mm; 61: 500 µm; 62–64: 200 µm; 65–74: 500 µm.
FIGURES 75–91.
Luciuranus carioca
sp. nov.
, male. 75–77 habitus 75 dorsal, 76 lateral, 77 ventral; 78 antenna, dorsal; 79 head, frontal; 80 head and prothorax, lateral; 81 pronotum and mesoscutellum, dorsal; 82 abdomen, detail of ventral view; 83 pygidium, dorsal; 84 sternum VIII and pygidium, detail of lateral view; 85 sternum VIII, ventral; 86–88 sternum IX, 86 dorsal, 87 lateral, 88 ventral; 89–91 aedeagus 89 dorsal, 90 lateral, 91 ventral. Scale bar 75–77: 1 mm; 78: 500 µm; 79–81: 200 µm; 82–91: 500 µm.
FIGURES 92–102.
Luciuranus carioca
sp. nov
.
, female. 92–94 habitus 92 dorsal, 93 lateral, 94 ventral; 95 antenna, dorsal; 96 head, frontal; 97 head and prothorax, lateral; 98 pronotum and mesoscutellum, dorsal; 99 abdomen, detail of ventral view; 100 pygidium, dorsal; 101 sternum VIII, ventral; 102 ovipositor, ventral. Scale bar 92–94: 1 mm; 95: 500 µm; 96–98: 500 µm; 99– 102: 200 µm.
Description.
Colour pattern (
Figs. 75–77
,
92–94
) overall dark brown, except by the translucent sternum VIII and outer margins of pygidium, and the yellow spots of rudimentary larval lanterns on sternum VIII. Hypomeron ventrally acute (
Fig. 80
,
97
).
Male.
Eye small (half as wide as distance between eyes) (
Fig. 79
), shorter than head (
Fig. 80
); antennomere IV
2x
longer than wide (
Fig. 78
); pronotum with lateral margins narrower than distance between elytral humeri, posterior angles obtuse (
Fig. 81
); 3.5x longer than sternum VIII greatest length, with lateral margins slightly convergent posteriad, posterior margin with median third rounded, ventral keels absent (
Figs. 83–85
); sternum VIII strongly emarginated (
Fig. 85
); sternum IX
3x
longer than aedeagus, arms lacking stout subapical setae, subparallel, apices rounded, right arm slightly longer (
Figs. 86–88
); syntergite bearing a distinct transversal suture, lacking medial suture (
Fig. 86
); phallus with lateral margins biconcave, basal projections of parameres fused, then projected basally, paramere strongly curved inwards, apex rounded (
Figs. 89, 91
).
Female.
Antenna moniliform, antennomere III slightly longer than pedicel (
Fig. 95
); distance between antennal sockets greater than apical maxillary palpomere width (
Fig. 96
); pronotal greatest width greater than distance between posterior angles, wider than elytral humeral distance, anterior margin of pronotum rounded (
Fig. 98
); elytron moderately dehiscent (
Fig. 92
), sternum VI with posterior margin straight (
Fig. 99
), sternum and tergum VII connected by membrane; sternum VIII as sclerotized as VII, with posterior margin straight (
Fig. 99, 101
); ovipositor with proximal plates separated, membranous, proximal plate as wide as long (
Fig. 102
).
Etymology.
The specific epithet
carioca
, a name in apposition, is the gentilic name for people from the city of Rio the Janeiro, where this new species was collected.
Type
Material.
Holotype
:
BRAZIL
,
Rio de Janeiro
,
Rio de Janeiro
,
Parque Nacional da Tijuca
,
22°56’58”S
,
043°17’41”W
,
786 m
,
xi.2016
, male,
L. Silveira
&
B. Clarkson
leg
. (
DZRJ 1620
)
.
Paratypes
:
same data as holotype,
x.2016
, one female (
DZRJ 1621
)
;
same data, one female (
DZRJ 1631
)
;
same data, five males, eight females (
DZRJ 1622
)
;
same data, one male, one female (
MNRJ
)
;
same data, one male, one female (
MZSP
)
;
same data,
XI/2016
one male,
14 females
(
DZRJ 1629
)
.