A revision of the genus Lamellipalpus Maulik, 1921 (Coleoptera, Lampyridae)

Brancucci, Michel; Geiser, Michael

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“…The subfamily Ototretinae was established by McDermott [ 92 ] and redefined in a broad sense by Crowson [ 14 ], which was followed by Lawrence and Newton [ 91 ] and Brancucci and Geiser [ 93 ]. This group consists of several genera, including Drilaster and Stenocladius .…”

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Characterization of the First Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Cyphonocerinae (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) with Implications for Phylogeny and Evolution of Fireflies

Yuan

Kang

et al. 2021

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Complete mitochondrial genomes are valuable resources for phylogenetics in insects. The Cyphonoceridae represents an important lineage of fireflies. However, no complete mitogenome is available until now. Here, the first complete mitochondrial genome from this subfamily was reported, with Cyphonocerus sanguineus klapperichi as a representative. The mitogenome of C. sanguineus klapperichi was conserved in the structure and comparable to that of others in size and A+T content. Nucleotide composition was A+T-biased, and all genes exhibited a positive AT-skew and negative GC-skew. Two types of tandem repeat sequence units were present in the control region (136 bp × 2; 171 bp × 2 + 9 bp). For reconstruction of Lampyridae’s phylogeny, three different datasets were analyzed by both maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI) methods. As a result, the same topology was produced by both ML analysis of 13 protein-coding genes and 2rRNA and BI analysis of 37 genes. The results indicated that Lampyridae, Lampyrinae, Luciolinae (excluding Emeia) were monophyletic, but Ototretinae was paraphyletic, of which Stenocladius was recovered as the sister taxon to all others, while Drilaster was more closely related to Cyphonocerinae; Phturinae + Emeia were included in a monophyletic clade, which comprised sister groups with Lampyridae. Vesta was deeply rooted in the Luciolinae.

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Characterization of the First Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Cyphonocerinae (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) with Implications for Phylogeny and Evolution of Fireflies

Yuan

Kang

et al. 2021

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“…It has gone through extensive modifications in familial assignment, ranked hierarchy, definition, and spectrum of included taxa through time, and become stabilized only recently (Olivier 1907, 1910, Wittmer 1944, McDermott 1964, 1966, Crowson 1972, Branham and Wenzel 2001, Geisthardt and Satô 2007, Jeng 2008, Janisova and Bocakova 2013). Several new genera and species, including Oculogryphus Jeng, Engel & Yang, were added over the last two decades (Kawashima 1999, 2007, Kawashima et al 2005, Jeng et al 2007, 2011, Brancucci and Geiser 2009, Bocakova and Janisova 2010, Janisova and Bocakova 2011, 2013, Jeng and Engel 2014, Bocakova et al 2015, Bocakova and Bocak 2016). Currently there are approximately 100 documented species in 21 genera, distributed in the Palaearctic and Oriental Asia with only a few species in the Nearctic realm and in New Guinea of Oceanian realm sensu Holt et al (2013) (Janisova and Bocakova 2013).…”

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Oculogryphus chenghoiyanae sp. n. (Coleoptera, Lampyridae): a new ototretine firefly from Hong Kong with descriptions of its bioluminescent behavior and ultraviolet-induced fluorescence in females

Yiu¹,

Jeng²

2018

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The first Oculogryphus species with associated males and female was found in Hong Kong and is described as new: O. chenghoiyanae sp. n. Adults of both sexes were collected live in the field and their bioluminescent behavior is reported for the first time in the genus. The captive males emit weak and continuous light from a pair of light spots on abdominal ventrite 6 or do so when disturbed. The larviform (highly paedomorphic) females can glow brightly from a pair of light-emitting organs on the abdomen. The females of Oculogryphus and Stenocladius are to date the only documented representatives of paedomorphism in ototretine fireflies. The finding is consistent with the evidence from male morphology and bioluminescent behavior, supporting the close relationship between the two genera. A key to the Oculogryphus species is provided. The Oculogryphus females can fluoresce with a blue-green light through the whole body under ultraviolet illumination, a phenomenon reported in the Lampyridae for the first time. The co-occurrence of bioluminescence and fluorescence is rare in terrestrial ecosystems, previously known only in some millipedes (Diplopoda). The fluorescence and bioluminescence abilities of Oculogryphus females are functionally independent: abdominal light-emitting organs producing bright yellowish green light while the body wall fluoresces with blue-green light. In contrast, fluorescence and bioluminescence in millipedes are biochemically linked, like in some jellyfish (Cnidaria: Medusozoa).

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“…Drilidae were found to be a polyphyletic assemblage by (Crowson (1972) who considered Lamellipalpus a member of predominantly nonluminous fireflies of the subfamily Ototretinae. The placement of closely related Lamellipalpodes in the subfamily Ototretinae was supported by Brancucci & Geiser (2009), and recently by Janisova and Bocakova (2013) who clarified the concept of the Ototretinae. Recently, Branham (2010) revived his previous hypothesis and considered Ototretinae genera (including Lamellipalpodes) as incertae sedis within elateroids, although the placement of Ototretinae within Lampyridae was robustly supported by analyses of DNA sequences (Bocakova et al 2007, Sagegami-Oba et al 2007, Stanger Hall 2007.…”

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“…Later, two new species from Nepal were described by Wittmer (1995) and another two species from Thailand and Myanmar (Kawashima 2007). Brancucci and Geiser (2009) recognized another species, L. lineatus (Pic, 1921), originally placed in the genus Eugeusis Westwood, 1853.…”

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“…Similarly as in several other ototretine genera only males of the genus Lamellipalpodes are known, and females are assumed to be brachypterous, or apterous, maybe even larviform. Phylogenetic relationships of Lamellipalpodes are not known, although the genus is assumed to be closely related to Lamellipalpus (Brancucci & Geiser 2009), whose members also have considerably larger mandibles, while those of Lamellipalpodes are small.…”

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A review of the genus Lamellipalpodes Maulik (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)

Bocáková

Bocák

Gimmel

et al. 2015

Zootaxa

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The Ototretinae genus Lamellipalpodes Maulik, 1921 is reviewed. Four species are proposed as new to science, L. bajhangensis Bocakova sp. nov., L. holzschuhi Bocakova sp. nov. and L. godawarensis Bocakova sp. nov., all from Nepal, and L. yunnanensis Bocakova sp. nov. from China (Yunnan) and northern Laos. Six species are redescribed. Illustrations of diagnostic characters are included, with a checklist and a key to Lamellipalpodes species. The genus is newly recorded from China and Laos.

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A revision of the genus Lamellipalpus Maulik, 1921 (Coleoptera, Lampyridae)

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Characterization of the First Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Cyphonocerinae (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) with Implications for Phylogeny and Evolution of Fireflies

Characterization of the First Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Cyphonocerinae (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) with Implications for Phylogeny and Evolution of Fireflies

Oculogryphus chenghoiyanae sp. n. (Coleoptera, Lampyridae): a new ototretine firefly from Hong Kong with descriptions of its bioluminescent behavior and ultraviolet-induced fluorescence in females

A review of the genus Lamellipalpodes Maulik (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)

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