Lamellipalpodes kurumba
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| Lamellipalpodes kurumba | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Lampyridae |
| Genus: | Lamellipalpodes |
| Species: | L. kurumba |
| Binomial name | |
| Lamellipalpodes kurumba Chakrovorty, Moinudheen & Bhattacharjee, 2025 | |
Lamellipalpodes kurumba is a rare, non-luminous species of firefly discovered in the Nilgiri Hills of the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu, India.[1][2] The Western Ghats are internationally recognized as one of the world's major biodiversity hotspots, characterized by high levels of species richness and endemism.[3] Lamellipalpodes is a genus of non-luminous fireflies within the family Lampyridae, characterized by distinctly broadened terminal labial and maxillary palpomeres. The species was named in honour of the Kurumba, an indigenous tribal community traditionally inhabiting the Nilgiri region.[4]
Lamellipapodes kurumba is distinguished by its strongly serrated antennae, a feature not reported in other known species of the genus. Detailed morphological analyses have described the structure of the male genitalia, pronotum, wing venation, and abdominal sclerites, supported by morphometric data and illustrations.[1]