Systematic review of the firefly genus Scissicauda (Coleoptera, Lampyridae, Amydetinae) from Brazil

By

Lima da Silveira, Luiz Felipe
Mermudes, José Ricardo Miras
Bocakova, Milada

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

558

Pages

55-75

Subjects

Amydetini , Neotropical region , Psilocladina

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.558.6040

 

Abstract

The Amydetinae genus Scissicauda McDermott, 1964 is reviewed and redescribed. We describe S. balena sp. n. from Brazil as new, and provide illustrations of the structural features and a key to species of both sexes.