Aquatica hydrophila
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| Aquatica hydrophila | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Lampyridae |
| Genus: | Aquatica |
| Species: | A. hydrophila |
| Binomial name | |
| Aquatica hydrophila (Jeng, Lai & Yang, 2003) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Luciola hydrophila Jeng, Lai & Yang, 2003 | |
Aquatica hydrophila is a species of firefly found in Taiwan. Described in 2003, it was formerly placed in the genus Luciola. The larvae are aquatic and live in ditches and small streams.
Jeng, Lai and Yang described this species as Luciola hydrophila in 2003. The type locality is Wulai, New Taipei, Taiwan, and the holotype is in the National Museum of Natural Science.[1] In 2010, Fu, Ballantyne and Lambkin transferred it to the new genus Aquatica.[2]
Description
The adult male is 11–14 mm (0.43–0.55 in) long, and the female is 11–15 mm (0.43–0.59 in) long. The elongate, convex body is 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) long. It is covered with golden hairs. The prothorax and scutellum are pale yellow,[1] and the elytra are dark brown.[2] The ventrites are dark yellow to brown. The eyes are larger in the male. The male's elongate aedeagal sheath is about 3.1 mm (0.12 in) long. Mature larvae are 19–21 mm (0.75–0.83 in) long and 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) wide.[1] They have gills, and they have glands that can be turned inside out and secrete protective substances.[3]