Systematics of Indo-Pacific fireflies with a redefinition of Australasian Atyphella Olliff, Madagascan Photuroluciola Pic, and description of seven new genera from the Luciolinae (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)
Author
Ballantyne, Lesley A.
Author
Lambkin, Christine
text
Zootaxa
2009
2009-02-04
1997
1
188
journal article
11755334
Pygatyphella marginata
(
Ballantyne, 1968
)
Luciola
(
Pygatyphella
)
marginata
Ballantyne, 1968:116
.
Holotype
.
Male.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
:
Northern Pr.
,
8.77S
,
148.24E
,
Popondetta
,
28.ii.1966
(
QM
).
Diagnosis.
A
moderate sized (
8.5–10 mm
long) species with pale brown, pale margined elytra; distinguished from most pale coloured
Pygatyphella
by the absence of distinct elytral markings at base and apex.
Remarks.
Ballantyne (1968)
described this species from
3 specimens
.