Luciola, Laporte, 1833

Key to species of Luciola View in CoL (male) from Sri Lanka

1. Elytra orange with apical 1/3 black, orange mesocutellum, black abdominal ventrites, orange pronotum with a middle black patch, elytral punctures and intestinal lines are distinct, humeral carina absent. ......... ...................................................................................................................................................... L. extricans Walker View in CoL

— Elytra black, orange or yellowish gold mesocutelum and pronotum, black abdominal ventrites, a middle black patch on the pronotum may be present or not, no distinct elytral punctures or intestinal lines, humeral carina absent. ............................................................................................................................................. 2

2. Elytra entire black, yellowish gold mesocutelum, yellowish gold pronotum with a wide median dark mark. ............................................................................................................................................ L. horni Bourgeois View in CoL

— Elytra black with narrow orange margins, orange mesoscutellum, orange pronotum, legs mainly orange. ................................................................................................................................................... L. nicollieri Bugnion