Fireflies in South East Asia: species diversity distribution and habitat (2015-2021)

Azimah Abd Rahman, . and Nurhafizul Abu Seri, . Fireflies in South East Asia: species diversity distribution and habitat (2015-2021). pp. 713-743. ISSN 1511-3701

Fireflies are one of the most famous luminous insects that emit bioluminescence. The most famous fireflies in Southeast Asia are Pteroptyx of the order Coleoptera and the Lampyridae family. This review paper combined the data on the species diversity and firefly distribution in Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia the Philippines Indonesia Cambodia Myanmar Singapore Sri Lanka Papua New Guinea Laos Thailand and Vietnam published in 2015-2021. Some countries have limited data and no studies to identify firefly species and their habitat from 2015 to 2021; the data before 2015 was used. Furthermore the lack of studies by Southeast Asian researchers regarding the richness of firefly species has been reviewed. Malaysian and Thailand researchers are among the forerunners in the study related to fireflies in the Southeast Asian region compared to other Southeast Asian countries. Lastly not much is known about the display trees or habitat of fireflies in many areas such as the Philippines Indonesia Cambodia Myanmar Singapore Sri Lanka Papua New Guinea Laos Thailand and Vietnam. More studies are warranted to be conducted in the future on firefly species and their habitat.

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Abstract

Fireflies are one of the most famous luminous insects that emit bioluminescence. The most famous fireflies in Southeast Asia are Pteroptyx of the order Coleoptera and the Lampyridae family. This review paper combined the data on the species diversity and firefly distribution in Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia the Philippines Indonesia Cambodia Myanmar Singapore Sri Lanka Papua New Guinea Laos Thailand and Vietnam published in 2015-2021. Some countries have limited data and no studies to identify firefly species and their habitat from 2015 to 2021; the data before 2015 was used. Furthermore the lack of studies by Southeast Asian researchers regarding the richness of firefly species has been reviewed. Malaysian and Thailand researchers are among the forerunners in the study related to fireflies in the Southeast Asian region compared to other Southeast Asian countries. Lastly not much is known about the display trees or habitat of fireflies in many areas such as the Philippines Indonesia Cambodia Myanmar Singapore Sri Lanka Papua New Guinea Laos Thailand and Vietnam. More studies are warranted to be conducted in the future on firefly species and their habitat.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Insects
AGROVOC Term:	Coleoptera
AGROVOC Term:	Species diversity
AGROVOC Term:	Habitats
AGROVOC Term:	Population distribution
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10149

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