Abscondita promelaena (Walker)

Ballantyne, Lesley, Fu, Xinhua, Lambkin, Christine, Jeng, Ming-Luen, Faust, Lynn, Wijekoon, W. M. C. D., Li, Daiqin & Zhu, Tengfui, 2013, Studies on South-east Asian fireflies: Abscondita, a new genus with details of life history, flashing patterns and behaviour of Abs. chinensis (L.) and Abs. terminalis (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae), Zootaxa 3721 (1), pp. 1-48 : 32

Abscondita promelaena (Walker) comb. nov.

Fig. 19

Luciola promelaena Walker 1858:259 . Olivier, 1902a: 85; 1907:54. Gorham, 1903:327. New synonymy. Luciola aegrota Olivier 1891:603 ; 1902:4. McDermott 1966:99.

Luciola aegrota var. scutellaris Olivier 1891:603 ; 1902:4. McDermott 1966:99. Luciola melaspis Bourgeois 1909:431 . New synonymy.

Types. Luciola aegrota Olivier. Syntype series with s pecimens bearing some or all of these labels: 1. Locality; 2. Male or female symbol; 3. White card with red margin and red printing ‘Typus’; 4. White card label with identification handwritten in black ink; 5. Red museum label with black printing SYNTYPUS, and handwritten identity in black ink; 6. Yellow card label with printed ‘Teste Olivier’. MYANMAR (as Burma): Monts Carin Ghecù labelled as follows: 1. Carin Ghecù 1300–1400 m, L Fea II–III (18) 88 male (2, 5, 6), 2 males var scutellaris (2, 5, 6), female, not var scutellaris (2, 3, 5). Monts Carin Chebà labelled as follows: 1. Carin Chebà 900–1100m, L Fea VI (18)88 5 females, 2 males: females (labels 2, 5, 6), male (labels 2, 3, 4, 5); male var. scutellaris (labels 2, 3, 4, 5). (MCSN) e.g. Fig. 19 h.

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FIGURE 19. Luciola aegrota Olivier A, B, C, F, G (syntype male MCSN). Luciola promelaena (Walker) D, E (type female NHML). Locality labels H, I. A, C, D, dorsal, B, E ventral whole body; F aedeagus ventral; G dissected abdomen ventral.