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Complete mitogenome and phylogenetic significance of Metoecus javanus (Pic, 1913) (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae) from Southwest China, with notes on morphological traits of adult and immature stages
No full textLi, Jun, Zhou, Zheng, Mao, Chuyang, Pan, Zhao, Yao, Yuhao, He, Jinwu, Lin, Yan, Dong, Zhiwei, Liu, Guichun, Zhao, Ruoping, Wang, Wen, Li, Xueyan (2022): Complete mitogenome and phylogenetic significance of Metoecus javanus (Pic, 1913) (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae) from Southwest China, with notes on morphological traits of adult and immature stages. Zootaxa 5205 (3): 231-248, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5205.3.
FIGURES 70–75. Lamprigera minor. 70–72 in Three new species of Lamprigera Motschulsky (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) from China, with notes on known species
No full textFIGURES 70–75. Lamprigera minor. 70–72 Habitus of male adult. 70 Dorsal view; 71 Ventral view; 72 Pronotum. 73–75 Male genitalia. 73 Dorsal view; 74 Ventral view; 75 Lateral view. Scale bars: 5 mm (70–72), 0.5 mm (73–75).Published as part of Dong, Zhiwei, Yiu, Vor, Liu, Guichun, He, Jinwu, Zhao, Ruoping, Peng, Yanqiong & Li, Xueyan, 2021, Three new species of Lamprigera Motschulsky (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) from China, with notes on known species, pp. 441-468 in Zootaxa 4950 (3) on page 458, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4950.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/464996
FIGURE 8. Male genitalia. A–C Tergite IX, IX in Complete mitogenome and phylogenetic significance of Metoecus javanus (Pic, 1913) (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae) from Southwest China, with notes on morphological traits of adult and immature stages
No full textFIGURE 8. Male genitalia. A–C Tergite IX, IX (T9, T10) and sternite IX (S9) of male adult (A left view; B ventral view; C dorsal view). D–G Aedeagus (D dorsal view; E ventral view; F left view; G right view). H Median lobe (left view). I Aedeagus, separated (left on dorsal view) J–M Phallobase and parameres (J dorsal view; K ventral view; L left view; M right view) (Scale bar: A–G, H–M, 1 mm).Published as part of Li, Jun, Zhou, Zheng, Mao, Chuyang, Pan, Zhao, Yao, Yuhao, He, Jinwu, Lin, Yan, Dong, Zhiwei, Liu, Guichun, Zhao, Ruoping, Wang, Wen & Li, Xueyan, 2022, Complete mitogenome and phylogenetic significance of Metoecus javanus (Pic, 1913) (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae) from Southwest China, with notes on morphological traits of adult and immature stages, pp. 231-248 in Zootaxa 5205 (3) on page 242, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5205.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/730596
FIGURES 94–102. Lamprigera yunnana. 94–96 in Three new species of Lamprigera Motschulsky (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) from China, with notes on known species
No full textFIGURES 94–102. Lamprigera yunnana. 94–96 Habitus of male adult. 94 Dorsal view of male; 95 Ventral view of male; 96 Pronotum of male. 97–99 Male genitalia: 97 Dorsal view; 98 Ventral view; 99 Lateral view. 100 Bioluminescence of female adult. 101 Dorsal view of female adult. 102 Larva of the last instar. Scale bars: 5 mm (94–96, 101–102), 0.5 mm (97–99).Published as part of Dong, Zhiwei, Yiu, Vor, Liu, Guichun, He, Jinwu, Zhao, Ruoping, Peng, Yanqiong & Li, Xueyan, 2021, Three new species of Lamprigera Motschulsky (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) from China, with notes on known species, pp. 441-468 in Zootaxa 4950 (3) on page 464, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4950.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/464996
Venom gland transcriptomes of two elapid snakes (<it>Bungarus multicinctus </it>and <it>Naja atra</it>) and evolution of toxin genes
No full textAbstract Background Kraits (genus Bungarus) and cobras (genus Naja) are two representative toxic genera of elapids in the old world. Although they are closely related genera and both of their venoms are very toxic, the compositions of their venoms are very different. To unveil their detailed venoms and their evolutionary patterns, we constructed venom gland cDNA libraries and genomic bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) libraries for Bungarus multicinctus and Naja atra, respectively. We sequenced about 1500 cDNA clones for each of the venom cDNA libraries and screened BAC libraries of the two snakes by blot analysis using four kinds of toxin probes; i.e., three-finger toxin (3FTx), phospholipase A2 (PLA2), kunitz-type protease inhibitor (Kunitz), and natriuretic peptide (NP). Results In total, 1092 valid expressed sequences tags (ESTs) for B. multicinctus and 1166 ESTs for N. atra were generated. About 70% of these ESTs can be annotated as snake toxin transcripts. 3FTx (64.5%) and β bungarotoxin (25.1%) comprise the main toxin classes in B. multicinctus, while 3FTx (95.8%) is the dominant toxin in N. atra. We also observed several less abundant venom families in B. multicinctus and N. atra, such as PLA2, C-type lectins, and Kunitz. Peculiarly a cluster of NP precursors with tandem NPs was detected in B. multicinctus. A total of 71 positive toxin BAC clones in B. multicinctus and N. atra were identified using four kinds of toxin probes (3FTx, PLA2, Kunitz, and NP), among which 39 3FTx-postive BACs were sequenced to reveal gene structures of 3FTx toxin genes. Conclusions Based on the toxin ESTs and 3FTx gene sequences, the major components of B. multicinctus venom transcriptome are neurotoxins, including long chain alpha neurotoxins (α-ntx) and the recently originated β bungarotoxin, whereas the N. atra venom transcriptome mainly contains 3FTxs with cytotoxicity and neurotoxicity (short chain α-ntx). The data also revealed that tandem duplications contributed the most to the expansion of toxin multigene families. Analysis of nonsynonymous to synonymous nucleotide substitution rate ratios (dN/dS) indicates that not only multigene toxin families but also other less abundant toxins might have been under rapid diversifying evolution.</p
Lamprigera luquanensis Dong & Yiu & Liu & He & Zhao & Peng & Li 2021, sp. nov.
No full textLamprigera luquanensis Dong & Li, sp. nov. Figs 58–63 Type locality. Dazhichang, Xueshan Township, Luquan County, Kunming City, Yunnan, China. Type material. Holotype: ♂, Dazhichang, Xueshan Township, Luquan County, Kunming City, 23.IX.2006 leg. Zi-Chao Liu (KIZ). Paratypes, three ♂ same data as holotype (KIZ). Additional material examined. Four ♂, same data as holotype, partly damaged, one of them used for genomic DNA extraction (Lg2). Three larvae, Yunzhong Lake, Jiugong Mountain, Tongshan County, Hubei, China, 3.VIII.2016, leg. Li-Xin Jiang (Lg20). Diagnosis. This species has translucent edges at its anterior and laterally posterolateral sides and two expanded dark brown areas at the two flanks of semi-elliptical black central disc. Its medial lobe shows an obvious constriction near apical 1/6 and the two parameres a little flatter than those of L. alticola (Figs 61–63). Description. Male (Figs 58–63). Body oblong. BL: 16.7–18.5 mm; BW: 6.5–7.9 mm; BW/BL 0.39–0.43. Coloration (Figs 58–60 ): head black; pronotal disc black and its two flanks light brown, anterior edge and posterolateral sides translucent (Fig. 60); prosternum and mesosternum black with pale yellow margin; scutellum pale brown; elytra black with light brown posterior edge; thorax pale brown; legs with coxa of femurs pale brown, tibiae and tarsi black; ventrites I–V black, ventrites VI–VII light brown. Head. Large because of big compound eyes, PW/GHW = 1.83–1.90; compound eyes kidney-shaped in lateral view and almost contiguous ventrally, interspace between eyes concave. Antennae clavate, short, only slightly longer than the diameter of a compound eye, slightly exceeding the frontal edge of pronotum in transverse view, thickly hirsute, first antennomere cylindrical and as long as second, second narrower, 3–10 segments triangular, last antennomere bifurcate apically. Mandibles curved, slender and sharply pointed; maxillary palp 5–segmented, apical segment circular; labial pointed bi-segmented. Thorax. Pronotum (Fig. 60) semi-elliptical (PW/PL = 1.69–1.90), surface clad with short, yellow-brown setae; widest at base; posterior margin flat; having translucent edge and black central disc, central disc convex. Elytra oblong, hairless. Abdomen. Abdomen surface clad with short setae. Pygidium slightly concave in the middle of posterior edge. Ventrite VII semi-circular. Male genitalia (Figs 61–63). Aedeagus sheath 1.53 mm long, covering dorsal side of male genitalia, with base broadly rounded. Aedeagus 2.35 mm long, well sclerotised. Basal piece oblong and smooth, shorter than parameres. Medial lobe strong and slightly narrowed towards the apex in dorsal view, longer and narrower than parameres. Parameres with the apex slightly wider than the base, gradually separated from medial lobe, distal portion flat with a small protrusion. Females. Unknown. Immatures. According to pairwise nucleotide distances of COI, one larval population from Hubei province (Lg20-L) (with a distance of 0.025 to the type population) is identified as the same species. Etymology. It is named for Luquan County where the type was collected. Distribution. China: Yunnan: Luquan; Hubei: Tongshan. Remarks. This new species is very similar in outer morphology to L. alticola above described. Thus, like L. alticola above described, the new species can be distinguished all known species via similar diagnosis. This species is further separated from L. alticola by its medial lobe of male genitalia which is more constricted near 5/6 of the apex and by its parameres being a little flatter (Figs 61–63). According to pairwise nucleotide distances of COI, the Lamprigera population from GenBank (accession number KX758087.1) (with a distance of 0.019 to the type population) is identified as the same species.Published as part of Dong, Zhiwei, Yiu, Vor, Liu, Guichun, He, Jinwu, Zhao, Ruoping, Peng, Yanqiong & Li, Xueyan, 2021, Three new species of Lamprigera Motschulsky (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) from China, with notes on known species, pp. 441-468 in Zootaxa 4950 (3) on pages 454-455, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4950.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/464996
FIGURES 1–2 in Three new species of Lamprigera Motschulsky (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) from China, with notes on known species
No full textFIGURES 1–2. Geographic distribution of Lamprigera. 1 Distribution of Lamprigera species. 1. L. alticola sp. nov.; 2. L. luquanensis sp. nov.; 3. L. magnapronotum sp. nov.; 4. L. ausgustior (Faimaire, 1886); 5. L. yunnana (Fairmaire, 1897); 6. L. scutatus (Fairmaire, 1897); 7. L. taimoshana Yiu, 2017; 8. L. minor (Olivier, 1885); 9. L. morator (Olivier, 1885); 10. L. marussii (Pic, 1955); 11. L. nepalensis (Hope, 1831); 12. L. nitidicollis (Fairmaire, 1881); 13. L. tardus (Gorham, 1895); 14. L. tenebrosa (Walker, 1858); 15. L. crassus (Gorham, 1880); 16. L. diffinis (Walker, 1858); 17. L. lutosipennis (Faimaire, 1897); 18. L. nitens (Olivier, 1885); 19. L. dorsalis (Olivier, 1903); 20. L. boyei (Motschulsky, 1853). 2 Distributions of Lamprigera male populations in this study. For detailed information of populations see Table 1.Published as part of Dong, Zhiwei, Yiu, Vor, Liu, Guichun, He, Jinwu, Zhao, Ruoping, Peng, Yanqiong & Li, Xueyan, 2021, Three new species of Lamprigera Motschulsky (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) from China, with notes on known species, pp. 441-468 in Zootaxa 4950 (3) on page 443, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4950.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/464996
Lamprigera alticola Dong & Yiu & Liu & He & Zhao & Peng & Li 2021, sp. nov.
No full textLamprigera alticola Dong & Li, sp. nov. Figs 52–57 Type locality. Baishahe, Yulong County, Lijiang City, Yunnan, China. Type material. Holotype: ♂, Baishahe, Yulong County, Lijiang City, Yunnan, China, 20.IX.2006, leg. Jia-Wei He (KIZ). Paratypes: 10 ♂, same data as holotype (KIZ). Additional material examined. Five ♂, same data as holotype, partly damaged, one of them used for genomic DNA extraction (Lg12). Four larvae, Wumulong Township, Yongde County, Lincang City, Yunnan, China, 10.IX.2006, leg. De-cai Ouyang (Lg15-L), one specimen used for genomic DNA extraction. Diagnosis. This species has a pronotum with translucent edge at its anterior and posterolateral sides and two expanded dark brown areas at the two flanks of semi-elliptical black central disc (Fig. 54). The new species has ventrites I–V dark brown and ventrites VI–VII yellow-brown (Fig. 53). The medial lobe of its male genitalia is only slightly constricted near apical 1/ 6 in dorsal aspect (Figs. 55-57). Description. Male (Figs 52–57). Body oblong. BL: 15.2–16.2 mm; BW: 8–9 mm; BW/BL approximate 0.53– 0.55. Coloration (Figs 52–54): head black; pronotal central disc black and its two flanks light brown, anterior edge and posterolateral sides translucent; scutellum yellow-brown; elytra black with uniform lustre and with posterior edge light brown; ventral side of thorax brown; legs black; ventrites I–V dark brown and ventrites VI–VII yellow-brown. Head. Large because of big compound eyes, PW/GHW = 1.75–1.83; compound eyes kidney-shaped in lateral view and almost contiguous ventrally, interspace between eyes concave. Antennae clavate, short, slightly longer than the diameter of a compound eye, a little exceeding the front edge of pronotum in transverse condition, thickly hirsute, first antennomere cylindrical and as long as second, second narrower, 3–10 segments triangular, last antennomere bifurcate apically. Mandibles curved, slender and sharply pointed; maxillary palp 5-segmented, apical segment blunt; labial palp bi-segmented and pointed. Thorax. Pronotum (Fig. 54) semi-elliptical (PW/PL = 1.82–2.04), surface clad with short, yellow-brown setae; widest at base; posterior margin slightly protruded; having translucent edges and semi-elliptical black central disc, central disc convex. Scutellum small and strong triangle. Elytra oblong, basal disc strongly convex, with four longitudinal costae. Legs slender. Abdomen. Abdomen surface clad with short setae lateral angles of tergites acutely projected posteriad. Pygidium slightly concave in the middle of posterior edge. Ventrite VII semi-circular. Male genitalia (Figs 55–57). Aedeagus sheath 1.29 mm long, covering dorsal side of aedeagus, base broadly rounded.Aedeagus 1.99 mm long. Basal piece oblong and smooth, shorter than parameres. Medial lobe strong but narrower than parameres, slightly constricted near apical 1/ 6 in dorsal aspect. Parameres hypertrophic, about 2/3 as long as medial lobe and close to the medial lobe, distal edge sinuate, apex with a small protuberance and with hairs. Females. Unknown. Immatures. One larval population from Yongde (Lg15-L) may be the same species because it has a genetic distance of 0.071 to the type population, which is near the maximum distance (0.062) within different populations of Lamprigera (Table 3). Etymology. The species name is from the Latin alticola, referring to the distribution in mountains with high altitudes of more than 2000 m. Distribution. China, Yunnan: Yulong (Lijiang), Yongde (Lincang). Remarks. This new species can be distinguished from the 12 known species with type specimens checked in this study (L. minor, L. dorsalis, L. boyei, L. morator, L. nepalensis, L. tenebrosa, L. nitidicollis, L. tardus, L. diffinis, L. yunnana, L. lutosipennis, L. marussii) (Figs 40–41, 43–51) by its a pronotum with a translucent edge along its anterior and posterolateral sides and two expanded dark brown areas at the two flanks of semi-elliptical black central disc. Considering that L. yunnana may be a junior synonym of L. angustior (Jeng et al. 2000), we think this new species can be separated from L. angustior, just as it is separated from L. yunnana. This new species can be distinguished from L. taimoshana by elytra with yellow edges (Figs 10–12) and pronotum with wider translucent border (Fig. 42) in the latter. We separated this new species from the remaining four known species based on their original description on color of ventrites. The new species has ventrites I–V dark brown and ventrites VI–VII yellow-brown (Fig. 51), which can be separate it from L. nitens (ventrites VI–VII reddish) (Olivier, 1885), L. scutatus (all ventrites russet) (Fairmaire, 1897a) and L. crassus (all ventrites black) (Gorham, 1880). This new species is also very similar to the populations of L. luquanensis newly described in this study, but can be separated from the latter by the flatter medial lobe of the male genitalia, and the medial lobe near 5/6 of its length being smooth in the former (Figs 53–55).Published as part of Dong, Zhiwei, Yiu, Vor, Liu, Guichun, He, Jinwu, Zhao, Ruoping, Peng, Yanqiong & Li, Xueyan, 2021, Three new species of Lamprigera Motschulsky (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) from China, with notes on known species, pp. 441-468 in Zootaxa 4950 (3) on pages 452-454, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4950.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/464996
Lamprigera magnapronotum Dong & Yiu & Liu & He & Zhao & Peng & Li 2021, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Lamprigera magnapronotum</i> Dong & Li, sp. nov. <p>Figs 64–69</p> <p> <b>Type locality.</b> Huangmaolin Village, Yuanyang County, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, China.</p> <p> <b>Type material.</b> <b>Holotype:</b> ♂, Huangmaolin Village, Yuanyang County, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, China, 14.VIII.2007, leg. Xue-Yan Li & Qin-Bai Hou (KIZ). Paratypes, one ♂, same data as holotype (KIZ) (Lg18).</p> <p> <b>Additional material examined.</b> One ♀, Menglun Botanical Garden, Xishuangbanna Prefecture, Yunnan, China, 13.VIII.2015, leg. Xue-Yan Li & Zhi-Wei Dong (Lg17-F); One larva, Ailao Mountain, Xinping County, Yuxi City, Yunnan, China, V.2016, leg. Lu Qiu (Lg5-L).</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis</b>. This species has short oblong body (BW/BL approximate 0.63). It has large pronotum with brown ridges at margin and two transparent windows at the anterior top, and its pronotum is wider than elytra.</p> <p> <b>Description. Male</b> (Figs 64–66). Body short oblong. BL: 17.5 mm; BW: 11 mm; BW/BL approximate 0.63. Coloration (Figs 64–66): head black; pronotum with the pentagonal pronotal disc black and other part light yellow; scutellum dark brown; elytra uniformly dark brown with light brown pilosity; legs with tibiae and tarsi brown to dark brown; abdominal ventrites I-V brown to dark brown, ventrites VI-VII yellow-brown. <b>Head.</b> Large because of big compound eyes; PW/GHW = 2.15; compound eyes kidney-shaped in lateral view and almost contiguous ventrally. Antennae clavate, short, slightly longer than the diameter of a compound eye, a little exceeding the front edge of pronotum in transverse condition, thickly hirsute, first antennomere cylindrical and as long as second, second narrower, 3-10segments triangular, last antennomere bifurcate apically. Mandibles curved, slender and sharply pointed; maxillary palp 5-segmented, apical segment circular; labial palp bi-segmented. <b>Thorax</b>. Pronotum (Fig. 66) semi-elliptical (PW/PL =1.91), surface clad with short, yellow-brown setae; widest at base; posterior margin flat; having two translucent windows only at the frontal edge, posterior angles rounded, wider than body width. Scutellum small, rhombus. <b>Abdomen.</b> Abdominal surface clad with short setae. Pygidium flat in the middle of posterior edge. Ventrite VII semi-circular.</p> <p> (<b>67–69</b>).</p> <p> <b>Male genitalia</b> (Figs 67–69). Aedeagus sheath 1.84 mm long. Aedeagus 2.22 mm long, well-sclerotised. Basal piece oblong and smooth, shorter than parameres. Medial lobe uniformly strong, a little longer than parameres. Parameres strong, becoming gradually thicker from the bottom until 1/2, and then tapering from 1/2, with a sharply pointed end.</p> <p> <b>Females.</b> According to pairwise nucleotide distances of <i>COI</i>, one female population from Manglu (Yunnan) (Lg 17-F) (with a distance of 0.008 to type population) is identified as the same species.</p> <p> <b>Immatures.</b> According to pairwise nucleotide distances of <i>COI</i>, one larval population from Xinping (Yunnan) (Lg 5-L) (with a distance of 0.043 to type population) is identified as the same species.</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> The species name <i>magnapronotum</i> is a combination of the Latin word <i>magna</i> meaning huge and <i>pronotum</i>, denoting its huge pronotum.</p> <p> <b>Distribution</b>. China: Yunnan: Yuanyang, Mengla, Xinping.</p> <p> <b>Remarks</b>. This species can be separated from nine species previously reported or newly described here based on type specimens (<i>L. minor</i>, <i>L. dorsalis</i>, <i>L. taimoshana, L. yunnana</i>, <i>L. lutosipennis</i>, <i>L. altcola</i>, <i>L. marussii, L. luquanensis</i>) or original description (<i>L. angustior</i>) (Fairmaire, 1886; Pic, 1955) by its pronotum with two translucent windows only at the frontal edge with a costae between two windows and the remaining area dark brown (Fig. 66). It can be separated from <i>L. tenebrosa</i> which has yellow brown elytra (Fig. 22). It has dark brown femur, which can separate it from <i>L. morator</i>, <i>L. nepalensis</i>, <i>L. nitidicollis</i>, <i>L. tardus</i> with yellow brown femurs (Figs 17, 20, 26, 29). It has brown thoracic venters and ventrites I–VII, which can separate it from <i>L. boyei</i> with yellow venters (Fig. 14). It can be separated from <i>L. nitens</i> (Olivier, 1885) by the last two reddish ventrites of the latter. It has brown scutellum with round apex (Fig. 64), which can be used to separate from <i>L. scutatus</i> (russet scutellum with narrow apex) (Fairmaire, 1897b), <i>L. crassus</i> (pitchy scutellum) (Gorham, 1880) and <i>L. diffinis</i> (Figs 31, 48: scutellum with narrow apex).</p>Published as part of <i>Dong, Zhiwei, Yiu, Vor, Liu, Guichun, He, Jinwu, Zhao, Ruoping, Peng, Yanqiong & Li, Xueyan, 2021, Three new species of Lamprigera Motschulsky (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) from China, with notes on known species, pp. 441-468 in Zootaxa 4950 (3)</i> on pages 455-457, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4950.3.2, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/4649965">http://zenodo.org/record/4649965</a>
Lamprigera
No full textDiagnosis of Lamprigera male adults Head totally concealed by pronotum dorsally (Fig. 94); eyes kidney-shaped in lateral view and almost contiguous ventrally (Fig. 95); vertex broadly impressed between eyes (Fig. 95); antennae short, usually no longer than pronotum, 11–segmented, antennomeres 1–2 long and dilated, antennomeres 4–10 or 7–10 serrate, last antennomere briefly bifurcate apically. Pronotum (Fig. 96) well-developed, semi-elliptical, with black central disc and varied translucent edge, as important diagnostic traits for species identification. Abdomen with seven visible sternites (visible sternite = ventrite); abdominal tergites strongly lobed. Luminous organs spot-like, each located in sublateral sides of last abdominal ventrite (i.e. ventrite VII). Male genitalia with medial lobe slender in dorsal/ventral aspect, moderately broad in lateral aspect; parameres subparallel sided, thick and evenly broad, as an important diagnostic character for species identification. Key to Chinese Lamprigera species (excl. L. angustior and L. scutatu s) 1 Pronotum (Figs. 54, 60, 72, 96) with translucent or light brown area around anterior edge and posterolateral sides of black central disc.......................................................................................... 2 - Pronotum (Figs. 66, 78, 84, 90) only with translucent area at its anterior half and with posterior area darkbrown.......... 6 2 Pronotum (Fig. 96) with triangular black central disc......................................................... 3 - Pronotum (Figs. 54, 60, 72) with semielliptical black central disc............................................... 4 3 Elytra (Fig. 94) all black.......................................................... L. yunnana (Fairmaire, 1897) - Elytra (Fig. 10) with a narrow yellowish brown rim around outer margin...................... L. taimoshana Yiu, 2017 4 Two expanded dark brown area at the two sides of semielliptical black central disc (Figs. 66, 78)...................... 5 - No dark brown area at the two sides of semielliptical black central disc (Fig. 72)................ L. minor (Olivier, 1885) 5 Medial lobe of male genitalia twice as much as parameres in length (Figs. 55, 56)............ L. alticola Dong & Li, sp. n. - Medial lobe only a little longer than parameres (Figs. 61, 62)......................... L. luquanensis Dong & Li, sp. n. 6 Parameres with blunt end, pronotum with a thin yellow brown area at posterior edge (Figs. 90-92)................................................................................................ L. nitidicollis (Fairmaire, 1891) - Parameres with more or less pointed end................................................................... 7 7 End of parameres sharply pointed (Figs. 67, 68)............................... L. magnapronotum Dong & Li, sp. n. - End of parameres only a little pointed..................................................................... 8 8 Body oblong, BW/BL approximate 0.47.............................................. L. nepalensis (Hope, 1831) - Body wide, BW/BL approximate 0.6................................................. L. morator (Olivier, 1891)Published as part of Dong, Zhiwei, Yiu, Vor, Liu, Guichun, He, Jinwu, Zhao, Ruoping, Peng, Yanqiong & Li, Xueyan, 2021, Three new species of Lamprigera Motschulsky (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) from China, with notes on known species, pp. 441-468 in Zootaxa 4950 (3) on pages 449-450, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4950.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/464996
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