Luciola intricata

Luciola intricata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Elateroidea
Family:
Lampyridae
Genus:
Luciola
Species:
L. intricata
Binomial name
Luciola intricata
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Colophotia intricata Walker 1858

Luciola intricata, is a species of firefly beetle found in Sri Lanka.[1] [2][3]

Body is about 6.1 mm long. Dorsum yellowish brown with dark tipped elytral apices. Head dingy yellowish brown with a darker brown median line. Labrum brown brownish. Antennal sockets very close. The broad apical labial palpomere the inner margin is dentate.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Regional Diversity of Fireflies of the subfamily Luciolinae (Coleoptera:Lampyridae) in Sri Lanka". Lampyrid 2012. 2:138-141. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  2. ^ "Luciola intricata (Walker, 1858)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  3. ^ Wijekoon, W. M. C. D.; Wegiriya, H. C. E.; Bogahawatta, C. N. L. (2016-06-22). "Systematic revision of the repository collection of Canthoroidea in the Department of National Museums, Colombo, Sri Lanka (Coleoptera: Antharidae, Lampyridae, Lycidae, Rhagophthalmidae)". Ceylon Journal of Science. pp. 67–74. doi:10.4038/cjs.v45i1.7365. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  4. ^ BALLANTYNE, L.A.; LAMBKIN, C.L.; HO, J.-Z.; JUSOH, W.F.A.; NADA, B.; NAK-EIAM, S.; THANCHAROEN, A.; WATTANACHAIYINGCHAROEN, W.; YIU, V. (2019-10-18). "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". Zootaxa. pp. 1–174. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4687.1.1. Retrieved 2021-08-08.



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