Natural history of the fireflies of the Serra dos Órgãos mountain range (Brazil: Rio de Janeiro) - one of the ‘ hottest’ firefly spots on Earth, with a key to genera (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)
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Silveira, Luiz F L
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Khattar, Gabriel
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Vaz, Stephanie
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Wilson, Vinicius A.
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Souto, Paula M.
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Mermudes, José R. M.
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Stanger-Hall, Kathrin F.
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Macedo, Margarete V.
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Monteiro, Ricardo F.
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Journal of Natural History
2020
2020-07-27
54
5 - 6
275
308
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1749323
journal article
10.1080/00222933.2020.1749323
1464-5262
5021064
C. splendidus
(Drury, 1782)
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Figure 4 F
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Differential diagnosis.
Abdominal spiracles dorsal; sternum VIII asymmetric, with a parasagittal elongate projection; pygidium bisinuose, posterior corners acute; overall brown to dark-brown, except for the yellow pronotal margins, and a pale yellow submarginal elytron stripe, which is sinuose and progressively wider apically; abdominal spiracles dorsal; posterior margin of sternum VIII with an asymmetric narrow projection; pygidium with corners well-developed, acute, median third about 2x longer than posterior corners.