Asymmetricata humeralis

Asymmetricata humeralis
	From Bangalore
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Lampyridae
Genus:	Asymmetricata
Species:	A. humeralis
Binomial name
	Asymmetricata humeralis; Ho, 2019
Synonyms
	Asymmetricata humeralis(Walker 1858); Colophotia humeralisWalker 1858; Luciola humeralis(Walker). Olivier 1902; Luciola doriaeOlivier 1885; Luciola notatipennisOlivier 1909;

Last updated October 19, 2025

Asymmetricata humeralis is a species of firefly found in India and Sri Lanka.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Description

Dorsum with pale brown elytra with darker brown base and apex. Pronotum entirely pale yellow with paired median brown spots. In male, the aedeagal sheath tergite is emarginated on its right side, whereas the distal apex of the sheath sternite is obliquely truncate.^[5]

References

↑ "Regional Diversity of Fireflies of the subfamily Luciolinae (Coleoptera:Lampyridae) in Sri Lanka". Lampyrid 2012. 2:138-141. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
↑ "Luciola humeralis (Walker, 1858)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
↑ Wijekoon, W. M. C. D.; Wegiriya, H. C. E.; Bogahawatta, C. N. L. (2016-06-22). "Systematic revision of the repository collection of Canthoroidea in the Department of National Museums, Colombo, Sri Lanka (Coleoptera: Antharidae, Lampyridae, Lycidae, Rhagophthalmidae)". Ceylon Journal of Science. 45: 67–74. doi: 10.4038/cjs.v45i1.7365 .
↑ Wijekoon, W. M. C. D.; Bogahawatta, C. N. L.; Wegiriya, H. C. E. (20 December 2012). "Preliminary study on Lampyrids in Kiralakelle nature reserve, Matara District, Southern Sri Lanka; An ecotourism perspective". Proceedings of International Forestry and Environment Symposium. 17. doi:10.31357/fesympo.v17i0.1023 (inactive 18 October 2025). Retrieved 2021-08-06.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of October 2025 (link)
↑ Ho, - Z. (2019-10-18). "Asymmetricata humeralis Ho 2019, comb. nov. In The Luciolinae of S. E. Asia and the Australopacific region: a revisionary checklist (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) including description of three new genera and 13 new species, pp. 1-174". Zootaxa. 4687 (1). Zenodo: 52–55. doi:10.5281/zenodo.4688817.

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[1] "Regional Diversity of Fireflies of the subfamily Luciolinae (Coleoptera:Lampyridae) in Sri Lanka". Lampyrid 2012. 2:138-141. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

[2] "Luciola humeralis (Walker, 1858)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-08.

[3] Wijekoon, W. M. C. D.; Wegiriya, H. C. E.; Bogahawatta, C. N. L. (2016-06-22). "Systematic revision of the repository collection of Canthoroidea in the Department of National Museums, Colombo, Sri Lanka (Coleoptera: Antharidae, Lampyridae, Lycidae, Rhagophthalmidae)". Ceylon Journal of Science. 45: 67–74. doi: 10.4038/cjs.v45i1.7365 .

[4] Wijekoon, W. M. C. D.; Bogahawatta, C. N. L.; Wegiriya, H. C. E. (20 December 2012). "Preliminary study on Lampyrids in Kiralakelle nature reserve, Matara District, Southern Sri Lanka; An ecotourism perspective". Proceedings of International Forestry and Environment Symposium. 17. doi:10.31357/fesympo.v17i0.1023 (inactive 18 October 2025). Retrieved 2021-08-06.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of October 2025 (link)

[5] Ho, - Z. (2019-10-18). "Asymmetricata humeralis Ho 2019, comb. nov. In The Luciolinae of S. E. Asia and the Australopacific region: a revisionary checklist (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) including description of three new genera and 13 new species, pp. 1-174". Zootaxa. 4687 (1). Zenodo: 52–55. doi:10.5281/zenodo.4688817.

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