An Overview of the Firefly Genus <i>Pygoluciola</i> Wittmer, a Phylogeny of the Luciolinae Using Mitochondrial Genomes, a Description of Six New Species, and an Assessment of a Copulation Clamp in This Genus (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae)

An Overview of the Firefly Genus <i>Pygoluciola</i> Wittmer, a Phylogeny of the Luciolinae Using Mitochondrial Genomes, a Description of Six New Species, and an Assessment of a Copulation Clamp in This Genus (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae)

<i>Pygoluciola</i> Wittmer 1939 is overviewed, with an expanded generic redescription comprising 28 species, including 6 new species from China, described from features of males, associated females, and larvae. Their placement in the genus is confirmed by a phylogenetic analysis of their...

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Main Authors: Xinhua Fu, Lesley Ballantyne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
firefly
mitochondrial genome
phylogenetic analysis
morphology
female reproductive system
integrative taxonomy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/4/394
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