ABSTRACT
A new lampyrid species, Triangulara sunderbanensis sp. nov., collected from the mangrove fringes of Sunderban Biosphere Reserve, India (a World Heritage Site), is described. It is the second species recorded for the genus Triangulara Pimpasalee, 2016. Individuals of the new species were collected from moist, grassy patches close to water and forest interphase of the mangrove ecosystem of the Sunderbans, India.
Acknowledgments
The authors are grateful to the authorities of the Vidyasagar University and University of Kalyani for providing necessary laboratory facilities for this research work. The first author is thankful to the Principal, Bethune College. The authors express their heartfelt gratitude to Dr Lesley A. Ballantyne, firefly taxonomist and researcher, school of Agricultural Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Australia, for her guidance and valuable suggestions.
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