''Oculogryphus'', is an Asian genus of

firefly The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or glowworms for their conspicuous production ...

beetles: it has been placed in the

Ototretinae The Ototretinae are a small subfamily in the firefly family (Lampyridae). They are close to the Luciolinae in some respects, but do not glow or flash. Rather, they attract their partners with pheromones like many relatives of the firefly family ...

or may be considered ''

incertae sedis ' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...

''. The genus contains 4 species. The

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...

'' O. fulvus'' was discovered from

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

Description

Antennae filiform. Large compound eyes are deeply emarginated posteriorly. There are eight abdominal ventrites. No photogenic organs. Females of this genus can fluoresce with a blue-green light whole body. Species rely on photic cues for purposes of mating. Body shape of male is elongate oval.

Species

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Oculogryphus bicolor ''Oculogryphus bicolor'', is a species of firefly beetles belonging to the family Lampyridae. It is endemic to Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in So ...

'' Jeng, Branham & Engel, 2011 -

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Oculogryphus chenghoiyanae ''Oculogryphus chenghoiyanae'', is a species of firefly beetles belonging to the family Lampyridae. It is endemic to Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republi ...

'' Yiu & Jeng, 2018 -

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

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Oculogryphus fulvus ''Oculogryphus fulvus'', is a species of firefly beetles belonging to the family Lampyridae. It is endemic to Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Sou ...

'' Jeng, 2007 - Vietnam * ''

Oculogryphus shuensis ''Oculogryphus shuensis'', is a species of firefly beetles belonging to the family Lampyridae The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodie ...

'' Jeng & Engel, 2014 -

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q21216054 Lampyridae Lampyridae genera Taxa named by Michael S. Engel