Open AccessA new species of Afrodiaphanes Geisthardt, 2007 (Coleoptera, Lampyridae), the first firefly described from the Central African Republic
Author(s) -
FABRIZIO FANTI,
Maximilian G. Pankowski
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
zootaxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.621
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1175-5334
pISSN - 1175-5326
DOI - 10.11646/zootaxa.5200.2.6
Subject(s) - lampyridae , firefly protocol , biology , zoology , ecology
A new species of firefly, Afrodiaphanes pulcher sp. nov., is described, diagnosed and illustrated. This is the first species of Afrodiaphanes described from the Central African Republic as well as the first firefly described from this nation.