Английская Википедия:Asymmetricata

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Asymmetricata is a genus of fireflies found in tropical Asia. Species in the genus were formerly included in the genus Luciola. The genus was created in 2009 by Lesley Ballantyne who noted the asymmetric 8th abdominal tergite, emarginated on its left, as a shared feature.[1] Adults of both males and females are winged. The larvae have been reliably described only in A. circumdata. They are terrestrial carnivores, feeding on snails and earthworms in moist soil below tree cover. The last abdominal segment bears an anchoring structure or pygopod with 58 or more pygopodia arising from it.[2]

Файл:Firefly larva feeding on snail by Raju Kasambe DSCN4504 (1) 14.jpg
Larva of an unidentified Asymmetricata sp. preying on a snail

Four species are recognized:

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