Microphotus
Microphotus is a genus of fireflies in the family Lampyridae. There are about eight described species in Microphotus.[1][2][3]
| Microphotus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lampyridae |
| Tribe: | Lampyrini |
| Genus: | Microphotus LeConte, 1866 |
Species
- Microphotus angustus LeConte, 1874
- Microphotus chiricahuae Green, 1959
- Microphotus decarthrus Fall, 1912
- Microphotus dilatatus LeConte, 1866
- Microphotus fragilis E. Olivier, 1912
- Microphotus octarthrus Fall, 1912 (desert firefly)
- Microphotus pecosensis Fall, 1912
- Microphotus undescribed
References
- "Microphotus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- "Microphotus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- "Microphotus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
Further reading
- Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press.
- Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
- White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin.
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