On the Natural History of the Black Winged Firefly, Phosphaenopterus metzneri Schaufuss, 1870 with Comparative Notes on Phosphaenina (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)
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Resumo: | The genus Phosphaenopterus Schaufuss, 1870 encompasses two species restricted to Europe, both underrepresented in the literature and entomological collections. Phosphaenopterus metzneri Schaufuss, 1870 is the most widely distributed within the genus, being recorded in France, Portugal, and Spain. Since its century-old original description based only on the male, the biology of this species was not further investigated. By collecting larvae of Phosphaenina where male of Phosphaenopterus metzneri occur, we reared them to adults, resulting in male and females of Phosphaenopterus metzneri – the latter hitherto unknown. The male-female association was possible due to copula recorded ex-situ. Here, we describe for the first time the neotenic female of Phosphaenopterus metzneri, a diurnal firefly, and redescribed the male. We provide illustration of diagnostic features of the adults, and an updated distribution map for Phosphenopterus metzneri. Considering the morphological resemblance between all the three species within Phosphaenina, we also redescribe the male of Phosphaenus hemipterus (Goeze, 1777), a species also presents in Portugal, providing important diagnostic features for both taxa. By comparing the morphology of males of Phosphaenus hemipterus and Phosphaenopterus metzneri, we could not find any difference other than proportions of elytra, and wings, which may be a result of the brachypterous condition of the former. This study stresses and discusses a putative case of wing polymorphism in Lampyridae, a rare condition in fireflies. This is also the first study to report both species in sympatric distribution |
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On the Natural History of the Black Winged Firefly, Phosphaenopterus metzneri Schaufuss, 1870 with Comparative Notes on Phosphaenina (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)Iberian Peninsulawing polymorphismPalearcticdiurnal fireflieslarviform femaleThe genus Phosphaenopterus Schaufuss, 1870 encompasses two species restricted to Europe, both underrepresented in the literature and entomological collections. Phosphaenopterus metzneri Schaufuss, 1870 is the most widely distributed within the genus, being recorded in France, Portugal, and Spain. Since its century-old original description based only on the male, the biology of this species was not further investigated. By collecting larvae of Phosphaenina where male of Phosphaenopterus metzneri occur, we reared them to adults, resulting in male and females of Phosphaenopterus metzneri – the latter hitherto unknown. The male-female association was possible due to copula recorded ex-situ. Here, we describe for the first time the neotenic female of Phosphaenopterus metzneri, a diurnal firefly, and redescribed the male. We provide illustration of diagnostic features of the adults, and an updated distribution map for Phosphenopterus metzneri. Considering the morphological resemblance between all the three species within Phosphaenina, we also redescribe the male of Phosphaenus hemipterus (Goeze, 1777), a species also presents in Portugal, providing important diagnostic features for both taxa. By comparing the morphology of males of Phosphaenus hemipterus and Phosphaenopterus metzneri, we could not find any difference other than proportions of elytra, and wings, which may be a result of the brachypterous condition of the former. This study stresses and discusses a putative case of wing polymorphism in Lampyridae, a rare condition in fireflies. This is also the first study to report both species in sympatric distributionBio One CompleteRepositório da Universidade de LisboaNunes, VivianeFigueira, GonçaloLopes, Luís FilipeSouto, Paula2023-01-01T01:30:23Z20212021-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/23352engNunes, V., Figueira, G., Lopes, L.F., Souto, P. 2021. On the natural history of Phos phae nopterus metzneri Schaufuss, 1870 with comparative notes on Phosphaenina (Coleoptera: Lampyridae). Annales Zoologici, 71: 661–69110.3161/00034541ANZ2021.71.3.005info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-03-06T14:52:53Zoai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/23352Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T17:07:36.451557Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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On the Natural History of the Black Winged Firefly, Phosphaenopterus metzneri Schaufuss, 1870 with Comparative Notes on Phosphaenina (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) |
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On the Natural History of the Black Winged Firefly, Phosphaenopterus metzneri Schaufuss, 1870 with Comparative Notes on Phosphaenina (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) |
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On the Natural History of the Black Winged Firefly, Phosphaenopterus metzneri Schaufuss, 1870 with Comparative Notes on Phosphaenina (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) Nunes, Viviane Iberian Peninsula wing polymorphism Palearctic diurnal fireflies larviform female |
title_short |
On the Natural History of the Black Winged Firefly, Phosphaenopterus metzneri Schaufuss, 1870 with Comparative Notes on Phosphaenina (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) |
title_full |
On the Natural History of the Black Winged Firefly, Phosphaenopterus metzneri Schaufuss, 1870 with Comparative Notes on Phosphaenina (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) |
title_fullStr |
On the Natural History of the Black Winged Firefly, Phosphaenopterus metzneri Schaufuss, 1870 with Comparative Notes on Phosphaenina (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) |
title_full_unstemmed |
On the Natural History of the Black Winged Firefly, Phosphaenopterus metzneri Schaufuss, 1870 with Comparative Notes on Phosphaenina (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) |
title_sort |
On the Natural History of the Black Winged Firefly, Phosphaenopterus metzneri Schaufuss, 1870 with Comparative Notes on Phosphaenina (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) |
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Nunes, Viviane |
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Nunes, Viviane Figueira, Gonçalo Lopes, Luís Filipe Souto, Paula |
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Figueira, Gonçalo Lopes, Luís Filipe Souto, Paula |
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Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
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Nunes, Viviane Figueira, Gonçalo Lopes, Luís Filipe Souto, Paula |
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Iberian Peninsula wing polymorphism Palearctic diurnal fireflies larviform female |
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Iberian Peninsula wing polymorphism Palearctic diurnal fireflies larviform female |
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The genus Phosphaenopterus Schaufuss, 1870 encompasses two species restricted to Europe, both underrepresented in the literature and entomological collections. Phosphaenopterus metzneri Schaufuss, 1870 is the most widely distributed within the genus, being recorded in France, Portugal, and Spain. Since its century-old original description based only on the male, the biology of this species was not further investigated. By collecting larvae of Phosphaenina where male of Phosphaenopterus metzneri occur, we reared them to adults, resulting in male and females of Phosphaenopterus metzneri – the latter hitherto unknown. The male-female association was possible due to copula recorded ex-situ. Here, we describe for the first time the neotenic female of Phosphaenopterus metzneri, a diurnal firefly, and redescribed the male. We provide illustration of diagnostic features of the adults, and an updated distribution map for Phosphenopterus metzneri. Considering the morphological resemblance between all the three species within Phosphaenina, we also redescribe the male of Phosphaenus hemipterus (Goeze, 1777), a species also presents in Portugal, providing important diagnostic features for both taxa. By comparing the morphology of males of Phosphaenus hemipterus and Phosphaenopterus metzneri, we could not find any difference other than proportions of elytra, and wings, which may be a result of the brachypterous condition of the former. This study stresses and discusses a putative case of wing polymorphism in Lampyridae, a rare condition in fireflies. This is also the first study to report both species in sympatric distribution |
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Nunes, V., Figueira, G., Lopes, L.F., Souto, P. 2021. On the natural history of Phos phae nopterus metzneri Schaufuss, 1870 with comparative notes on Phosphaenina (Coleoptera: Lampyridae). Annales Zoologici, 71: 661–691 10.3161/00034541ANZ2021.71.3.005 |
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