Luciola melancholica Olivier 1913a

Ho, - Z., 2019, 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 4687 (1), pp. 1-174 : 161

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4687.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4689117
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scientific name	Luciola melancholica Olivier 1913a
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Luciola melancholica Olivier 1913a View in CoL

Luciola melancholica Olivier 1913a: 417 View in CoL . McDermott 1966: 109. Ballantyne & McLean, 1970: 267. Ballantyne & Lambkin 2013: 122 View Cited Treatment .

Holotype. Female. NEW GUINEA: Iles Bertrand ( MCSN).

Remarks. The holotype female was described with dark brown elytra and an orange pronotum with dark marginal markings. Ballantyne & Lambkin (2013) and Ballantyne & McLean (1970) addressed various species using both males and females having marginal dark markings on the pronotum, but were unable to resolve its identity. No males from the type locality of the Bertrand Islands have been located.