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One has just been discovered new species of animal in Mexico and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) chose the name of the astronomer Julieta Ferro Gossman to name the living being in her honor. It is a new species of Firefly which was baptized with the name of Pyropyga julietafierroae.
The UNAM detailed in UNAM Global that the new species of firefly Pyropyga julietafierroae It lives in the vicinity of the Institute of Biology and the characteristic that distinguishes it from the other Pyropyga Motschulsky is that it is the first female of its species whose reproductive system has been accurately described.
The scientists who discovered this new species of animal in Mexico They were Mireya González-Ramírez, as well as Ishwari G. Gutiérrez and Sara López Pérez. With this finding, the number of species of the genus is increased. Pyropyga Motschulsky to 13, of which 8 are registered in our country.
How was the new species of animal discovered in Mexico?
According to what is described by the UNAMthe new species of Firefly newly discovered in Mexico it was “a series of fortunate events.” It was in the middle of an investigation with brones under the tutelage of Dr. Santiago Zaragoza Caballero, entomologist biologist from the highest house of studies that the researchers found two specimens of this new firefly in the vicinity of the Institute of Biology.
“Although its known distribution is not very wide, Mireya went to measure the land where it is located and it is approximately 700 square meters. It is a small place, although we are analyzing whether it is found in other places”, detailed the researchers who discovered the new species of firefly.
The new species of firefly known as Pyropyga julietafierroae it also loses its luminescence like the rest of the genus Pyropyga when it reaches adulthood. This type of species that lacks luminescence is located in the group with the highest daytime activity.
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