Oculogryphus sp.

怪眼螢 Ototretine firefly

Morphological features：Male body length 5 mm; compound eyes very large, with a prominent indentation. General appearance resembles Rhagophthalmus, but the filiform antennae are 11-segmented, elytra are shorter and boarder. Female wingless, ground colour pale yellow, with flecked reddish brown markings on all thoracic tergites and 1-4th abdominal tergites. A pair of light organs located at the lateral side of 7th abdominal segment.

Distribution：Tei Tong Tsai.

Adult flight period：Late April to early June

Other information： Female does not raise its abdomen as Rhagophthalmus when displaying light. Female fluoresce in bluish green from body under ultraviolet illumination. A pair of very dim light spots can be observed from the male’s abdomen in darkness. The photographed and recorded “Odd-Eyed Firefly” represents the first discovery and documentation of this species in China outside of Hong Kong. Due to the brief duration of the survey, no male adults have been found so far, and identification has been limited to the genus level, Oculogryphus. This raises the question: is it Oculogryphus chenghoiyanae or an unknown species within the genus? Further exploration and research are needed to follow up on this significant discovery.

形态特征：雄萤体长约5 毫米，复眼巨大，有一显著凹陷；外貌似凹眼萤，但丝状触角只有11节，鞘翅较短宽。雌萤无翅，淡黄色，胸背板和第1-4块腹背板有红褐色斑。腹部第七节有一对发光器，位于两侧。

分布地点：广东茂名

成虫活跃月份：4月下旬至6月上旬

其他资料：不像凹眼萤，雌萤发光时，腹部不上举。在黑暗环境中，可见雄萤腹部发出两点微弱光点。图示拍摄与记录到的怪眼萤，是中国除香港地区以外，首次发现和记录到的怪眼萤。而由于调查时间较短，暂未发现其雄成虫，只能鉴定到怪眼萤属，那么它是“鄭凱甄怪眼萤”还是“某未知怪眼萤”？还需沿着这一重大的发现，做持续的探索和研究。

Injured firefly–