Conservative genetic studies by genetic diversity analyses of fireflies

研究了日本典型萤火虫——十字Luciola crucata和侧Luciola lateralis的遗传多样性。通过对其种内遗传变异的分析和线粒体ND5基因序列的分子系统发育推断，这些萤火虫具有较大的遗传变异和较高的遗传多样性。特别是，建立了从十字形露西奥拉单倍型估计其生境的方法。这种方法可以用来确定萤火虫是从哪里移植的。

The genetic diversity of typical fireflies of Japan, Luciola cruciata and Luciola lateralis was investigated. These fireflies have large genetic variation and high genetic biodiversity by the analysis of their intraspecific genetic variation and the molecular phylogeny inferred from the mitochondrial ND5 gene sequences. In particular, the method for estimating the habitat from haplotypes of Luciola cruciata was establishied. This approach can be useful to determine fromwhere the firefly is transplanted.