DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15140926
title: Table 1 in A new genus for two species of Japanese fireflies having aquatic larvae (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) and a definition of Luciola s. str.

description: Table 1 (continued on next page). Comparison of morphological features of Missimia Ballantyne, 2009 and Nipponoluciola gen. nov.
Missimia Ballantyne, 2009Nipponoluciola gen. nov.Ballantyne et al. 2009: figs 21–22, 27, 29–30, 32‒34, 246‒254; Figs 3, 4E‒HThis studyNew Guinea HighlandsJapanRare genus known only from 2 males and 2 femalesWell known in Japan from males, females and larvaeColour: elytra pale brownColour: elytra blackPronotum pale brown without darker markingsPronotum pinkish with median dark markingsBody outline: elongate slender L/W 3.5/1Body outline: heavier bodied L/W 3/1Pronotum: width less than humeral widthPronotum: width subequal to humeral widthLateral margins sinuate with posterolateral corners narrowed and apically pointedLateral margins slightly divergent along length, not sinuate, and posterolateral corners apically roundedElytron: Either one or two elytral interstitial linesElytron: with at least two well defined interstitial linesBase of epipleuron narrow (as in Fig. 3)Base of epipleuron narrow (Fig. 3)Humerus visible from beneathHumerus widely visible from beneathViewed from above the epipleuron visible at elytral margins level with posterior margin of MSEpipleuron visible at elytral margins well behind posterior margin of MSHead: without clypeolabral sutureHead: with clypeolabral sutureLabrum well sclerotised inflexibly joined to rest of headLabrum not well sclerotised, flexibly joined to rest of headGHW 2‒3 × SIWGHW 3.7‒4.5 × SIWApical labial palpomere lunate inner margin entire not dentateApical labial palpomere shaped like a broad triangle with inner margin dentateAntennal length 3‒4 × GHWAntennal length 2 × GHWFS 2‒8 expanded at anterior apical angleFS 2‒8 not expanded at anterior apical angleAbdomen: LO in V 7 retracted from lateral margins of V 7, with posterior margin rounded, not reaching into MPP, and LO occupies less than half total area of V 7Abdomen: LO in V 7 reaches lateral margins and into MPP and occupies all but a narrow clear portion of posterior margin of V 7V 7 with angulate corners; MPP elongate with rounded truncated apexV 7 with angulate corners; MPP shorter, with widely rounded MPPT 8 with elongated anterolateral arms longer than posterior entire portion of T 8T 8 with anterolateral corners very short, barely produced and apically acuteT 8 narrowed along posterior marginT 8 not narrowed along posterior marginT 8 ventral surface with median longitudinal trough with fine lateral marginsT 8 ventral surface without troughAedeagal sheath (Fig. 4G): posterior area of sheath sternite shallowly emarginated on right side from point of tergite attachments; not emarginated on left side; apex of sternite broadly roundedAedeagal sheath: posterior area of sheath sternite widely emarginated on both sides from point of tergite attachments; apex of sternite narrowly roundedBallantyne et al. 2009: figs 21–22, 27, 29–30, 32‒34, 246‒254; Figs 3, 4E‒HThis studyAedeagus (Fig. 4H): BP wide, hooded, not emarginated along anterior margin and appearing to be in a single pieceAedeagus: BP narrower, not hooded, usually with well defined emargination along anterior margin which divides BP into halvesDorsal base of LL with median acute projectionDorsal base of LL without projectionInner preapical margins of LL with an elongate narrowly emarginated hair bearing areaInner preapical margins of LL without any elongated hair bearing areaLL obliquely truncated along their preapical inner and outer marginsLL not obliquely truncated along their preapical inner and outer marginsLL apices bluntly acuteLL broadly rounded at apex
description: Published as part of Ballantyne, Lesley, Kawashima, Itsuro, Jusoh, Wan F. A. & Suzuki, Hirobumi, 2022, A new genus for two species of Japanese fireflies having aquatic larvae (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) and a definition of Luciola s. str., pp. 12-13 in European Journal of Taxonomy 855 on page 12, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.855.2023, http://zenodo.org/record/7501294