Sclerotia is a genus of fireflies in the subfamily Luciolinae. It contains seven species that occur in Southeast Asia. The larvae of at least three of these species are aquatic and swim on their backs. The genus Sclerotia was erected in 2016 by Lesley A. Ballantyne.

Sclerotia fui is a species of firefly found in China. First described in 2016, it is one of seven species in the genus Sclerotia within the Luciolinae subfamily. The adult is less than a centimeter in length with pale-brown forewings, orange pronotum ("neck plate"), and dark-brown head.

Sep 23, 2016 · Analysis of molecular evidence for Chinese populations of three species indicates monophyly of Sclerotia Ballantyne gen. nov. and distinct separation from other genera.

Sep 23, 2016 · Sclerotia fui sp. nov. from China is described as new. Luciola cingulata Olivier, 1885 is synonymised with Luciola substriata Gorham. Luciola formosana Pic, 1916 is removed from synonymy with Luciola substriata and newly synonymised with Luciola flavida (Hope).

Sep 23, 2016 · Analysis of molecular evidence for Chinese populations of three species indicates monophyly of Sclerotia Ballantyne gen. nov. and distinct separation from other genera. Triangulara Pimpasalee gen. nov. is described from Tri. frontoflava Pimpasalee gen. et …

Mar 19, 2021 · We examined both males and females of species of three genera of fireflies (Sclerotia, Curtos, and Luciola) common in Cát Bà, Vietnam. We recorded them in flight and tested their behavioral response to ultrasonic playbacks of bat echolocation calls.

Published in: Ballantyne, Esley A., Christine L. Lambkin, Xin Luan, Yuvarin Boontop, Sorasak Nak-Eiam et al. (2016). Further studies on south eastern Asian Luciolinae: 1. Sclerotia Ballantyne, a new genus of fireflies with back swimming larvae 2. Triangulara Pimpasalee, a new genus from Thailand (Coleoptera: Lampyridae). Zootaxa, Vol. 4170, No. 2.

The molecular phylogeny (Fig. 3) suggested Sclerotia flavida comb. nov. is distinct from Sclerotia aquatilis comb. nov. and Sclerotia fui sp. nov. Sclerotia fui sp. nov. (Figs 27, 28,...

May 1, 2020 · These genes are conserved among insect taxa; however, they have never been reported in fireflies. In this study, the candidate genes for these key genes were identified for the first time in an aquatic firefly, Sclerotia aquatilis using transcriptome analysis.

Dec 31, 2016 · Fu et al. (2005a) reported on the biology of an aquatic firefly from Hubei Province which they identified as Luciola substriata Gorham, a first record of the species from mainland China. Fu et al. (2005b) reported on the swimming behavior of the aquatic larvae of the firefly Luciola substriata.