A new species of Petalacmis firefly from Bolivia, with a key to species (Coleoptera, Lampyridae)

By

Lima Da Silveira, Luiz F.
Branham, Marc A.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-4-4

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1092

Pages

63--77

Subjects

Firefly , Lampyrini

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1092.80464

 

Abstract

PetalacmisOlivier, 1908 is a poorly known genus of firefly endemic to South America and is currently the only member of the subfamily Lampyrinae, tribe Lampyrini known to occur on the continent. Here, we describe a new species,Petalacmis triplehornisp. nov.from Bolivia and compare it to the two other described species in the genus. A key toPetalacmisspecies based on male traits, as well as illustrations of morphological features, are given in detail for the first time. We present unique, previously neglected traits ofPetalacmisspecies and compare them to other Lampyrinae.