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Abscondita
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Abscondita

Abscondita is a genus of fireflies in tropical Asia. Species in the genus were earlier placed in the genus Luciola but molecular phylogeny studies support their separation.

The genus is placed in the subfamily Luciolinae, in which both adult males and females are winged. Members of the genus typically have brown elytra with the apical part dark but specific identification is based on male genitalia. The genus is separated from the closely related Pygoluciola in that it as the adeagal sheath sternite evenly expanded along its length. In Pygoluciola the aediagus sheath expands near the apex. The larvae are found in soil. Adults are found mainly over moist grassy areas.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 492084.