Spectral sensitivity of the compound eyes in two day-active fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Lucidota) |
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Authors: | Abner B. Lall James E. Lloyd |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Zoology, Howard University, 20059 Washington D.C., USA;(2) Department of Entomology and Nematology, McCarty Hall, The University of Florida, 32611 Gainesville, Florida, USA |
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Abstract: | Summary The electroretinographic visual spectral sensitivity functions in day-active fireflies Lucidota luteicollis and Lucidota atra show a broad green sensitivity and a shoulder in the near-ultraviolet region of the spectrum (Figs. 1, 2) as is commonly found among day-active insects. The nomogram for P530 visual pigment matches the spectral sensitivity curves in the green. The adult L. luteicollis retains its larval bioluminescent light organ which has a peak emission at 562 nm. The max of the ERG spectral sensitivity does not match the bioluminescent peak (Fig. 1B) as it does in twilight- and dark-active fireflies. Some relevant behavioural observations with respect to mating are presented. |
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Keywords: | Lucidota Spectral sensitivity Day active fireflies |
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