Researchers have discovered new species of fireflies in Yunnan

[Researchers find new species of fireflies in Yunnan] Fireflies are the most famous terrestrial luminescent organisms. The reporter learned from the Kunming Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on the 6th that researchers at the Institute recently found 3 new species of fireflies and 4 new recorded species in China in Yunnan, China. Fireflies are widespread throughout the world, divided into 9 subfamilies and about 100 genera, some of which are distributed only in limited geographical areas. Among them, the genus Oblate is a type of fireflies distributed only in the surrounding himal mountains of Asia and Southeast Asian countries, they are male and female type II, male adults can continue to emit weaker green light, female adults can continue to emit stronger green light, in Kunming, Yunnan and other places can often see their figure. However, due to the fact that different species of the same insect have extremely similar external characteristics, different populations in China of this genus are usually recognized as Yunnan flat fluorescent fireflies. Three new ones! Found in Yunnan, China (Science and Technology Daily reporter Zhao Hanbin)

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