Hyperstoma marginata

Hyperstoma marginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Elateroidea
Family:	Lampyridae
Genus:	Hyperstoma
Species:	H. marginata
Binomial name
	Hyperstoma marginata; Wittmer, 1979

Hyperstoma marginata, is a species of firefly beetle endemic to Sri Lanka.^[1]^[2]

Description[]

Average length is about 5.0 mm. The 1 to 2 antennomeres are yellow to light brown in color, and antennomeres 3 to 11 are dark brown in color. Penultimate abdominal tergum is straight basally which are furnished with two small rounded tubercles. Male genitalia possess a V-shaped phallobase with robust paramerae. Phallus broadly emarginate distally.^[3]

References[]

^ "Hyperstoma marginata Wittmer 1979 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
^ "Hyperstoma marginata Wittmer, 1979". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
^ "Review of the genus Hyperstoma (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)" (PDF). Zootaxa 2975: 64–68 (2011). Retrieved 2021-07-27.

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[1] "Hyperstoma marginata Wittmer 1979 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-07-29.

[2] "Hyperstoma marginata Wittmer, 1979". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-29.

[3] "Review of the genus Hyperstoma (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)" (PDF). Zootaxa 2975: 64–68 (2011). Retrieved 2021-07-27.

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