Emeia pseudosauteri (Geisthardt 2004)

Zhu, Cheng-Qi, Xu, Xiao-Dong & Zhen, Ying, 2022, Systematic review of the firefly genus Emeia Fu, Ballantyne & Lambkin, 2012 (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) from China, ZooKeys 1113, pp. 153-166 : 153

Emeia pseudosauteri (Geisthardt 2004)

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Emeia pseudosauteri ( Geisthardt 2004). Zootaxa (3403), 1-53. TL: 'Mt. Tian Tai, Sichuan Province, China’.

Specimens examined.

China: 6♂♂, 1♀, Sichuan, Mt. Tian Tai, 3.IV. 2021, Chengquan Cao leg. We herein examined specimens of E. pseudosauteri from Mt. Tian Tai (the type locality), and their identity was further verified using cox1 barcode sequences (Fig. 2 ) and morphological examination (Figs 8 - 12 ) .

Figures

Figure 2. Maximum likelihood cox 1 gene tree of Emeia and related genera. The star highlights the new species, E. pulchra Zhu & Zhen sp. nov. Emeia pseudosauteri _ 1 was downloaded from GenBank (MN 722654.1). Emeia pseudosauteri _ 2 was sequenced during this study. Bootstrap values greater than 0.7 from 1000 replicates are shown.

Figure 12. Aedeagus of Emeia pseudosauteri. A dorsal view B ventral view C lateral view. Male aedeagal sheath of E. pseudosauteri D dorsal view E ventral view. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figures 8 - 11. Emeia pseudosauteri Fu, Ballantyne & Lambkin, 2012. Male and female 8 habitus of male A dorsal view. Arrow highlights narrow orange stripe on elytral apices. The color appears darker in this photo, but it is orange and easily seen in both dried and fresh samples B ventral view 9 habitus of female. A dorsal view B ventral view 10 right wing of male. Dorsal view. Arrow points to wing venation, which differs between the two Emeia species 11 right wing of female. Dorsal view. Scale bars: 5 mm (8, 9); 2 mm (10); 0.5 mm (11).