Choong-Hay Wong & Chin-Aik Yeap Malaysian Nature Society, PO Box 10750, 50724 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ABSTRACT Malaysia is known to support populations of the unique congregating fireflies of the genus Pteroptyx. However, the current distribution of these fireflies and their colonies...
Veronica Khoo1, B. Nada & Laurence G. Kirton Ohba Firefly Institute, 4-1-12-204 Maborikaigan, Yokosuka City 239-0801, Japan. ABSTRACT The Selangor River estuary is well known for its large population of synchronously flashing fireflies, Pteroptyx tener, which congregate on trees (especially Sonneratia...
H. Khali Aziz1, O. Hamdan1, F. Mohd Azahari1, I. Azhan Shah1, H. Mohd Nasir1 & N. Samsu Annuar2 1Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kepong 52109 Selangor, Malaysia 2Selangor Forestry Department, Tingkat 3, Podium Utara, Bangunan Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, Shah Alam,...
Wan Faridah Akmal Wan Jusoh & Nor Rasidah Hashim Ohba Firefly Institute, 4-1-12-204 Maborikaigan, Yokosuka City 239-0801, Japan. ABSTRACT The synchronously flashing firefly Pteroptyx tener congregates on trees along a nine kilometre stretch of the Rembau-Linggi estuary, but their population and...
Anchana Thancharoen Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Ngamwongwan Rd., Jatujak, Bangkok, Thailand 10900. ABSTRACT In Thailand, fireflies have become a tourism industry, especially in Samut Songkram province. Amphawa district is the most famous destination, where tourists can enjoy...
W.M.C.D. Wijekoon, H.C.E. Wegiriya & C.N.L. Bogahawatta Department of Zoology, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka. ABSTRACT According to the documented records of the National Museum of Sri Lanka, 63 species of fireflies belonging to 24 genera were recorded in the...
Nobuyoshi Ohba 1 & Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow 2 1 Yokosuka City Museum, Yokosuka 238-0016, Japan.2 Jacobs University Bremen, Faculty of Engineering & Science, D-28759 Bremen, Germany and Department of Biology, University of Oulu, SF-90014 Oulu, Finland. ABSTRACT Male individuals of the...
Waseem Akram, Muhammad Sajid Tabassum & Khuram Zia Department of Agri-Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. ABSTRACT Over 70% of the population of Pakistan is involved in agriculture. Cultivated areas have shown an increase in pesticide consumption over the past few...
Su Hooi Chan 1, Lesley A. Ballantyne 2 & Colleen A.L. Goh 3 1 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, National Parks Board, 301 Neo Tiew Crescent, Singapore 718925, Republic of Singapore.2 School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences, Charles Sturt University, PO Box...
Fredric V. Vencl 1,4, Shetal Shah 2, Adam Gerber 2 & Albert D. Carlson 31 Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5245, USA2 Melville High School, Setuaket New York, USA3 Neurobiology and Behavior, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook,...