First Record of Abscondita chinensis (Linnaeus) (Lampyridae, Luciolinae) from Uttarakhand
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https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2024.1983Keywords:
Lampyridae, Western Himalaya, Doon Valley, fireflies, Abscondita chinensis, Abscondita terminalis, new record, morphology, genitaliaAbstract
This study is on the first record of a lampyrid Abscondita chinensis (Linnaeus) from Doon Valley, Uttarakhand, India. Sample collection was done during May to September 2021 (7:30- 9:30 p.m.), through sweeping net and hand-picking methods. Morphology including genitalia are described with confirmation based on genitalia. Abscondita chinensis is differentiated from Abscondita terminalis with which it is frequently confused with.
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