About Pygoluciola mawsynram:
- It is a new species of firefly.
- It was discovered from Mawsynram in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district, the world's wettest place.
- It was named Pygoluciola mawsynram in recognition of the region's unique biodiversity and the Khasi community that has long protected it through traditional conservation practices.
- Adults of the newly discovered firefly were observed flying close to water bodies surrounded by dense vegetation, ferns, and semi-evergreen forests.
- The researchers believe such habitats, along with the area's high humidity and extensive leaf litter, may be crucial for the species' life cycle and survival.
- Pygoluciola mawsynram has distinct body characteristics and unique flashing patterns that differentiate it from other members of the genus.
- The discovery raises the number of known species in the rare Pygoluciola genus to 29
- It also raises the number of Pygoluciola species recorded from India to five.
