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Microphotus
Genus
Microphotus
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga
No Taxon
(Series Elateriformia)
Superfamily
Elateroidea
Family
Lampyridae (Fireflies)
Subfamily
Lampyrinae
Tribe
Lampyrini
Genus
Microphotus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Revised in
(
1
)
Explanation of Names
Microphotus
LeConte
1866
Numbers
6 spp. in sw. US and adjacent Mexico
(
2
)
Remarks
Larviform females
Internet References
Type specimens:
M. angustus
|
M. decarthrus
|
M. dilatatus
|
M. octarthrus
|
M. pecosensis
Works Cited
1.
Revision of the species of Microphotus, with an emendation of the Lampyrini (Lampyridae)
Green J.W. 1959. Col. Bull. 13: 80-96.
2.
Phylogenetic review of desert firefly taxonomic characters (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Microphotus)
Usener J.L., Cognato A.I. 2006. Insect Syst. Evol. 37: 71-80.
Contributed by
Beatriz Moisset
on 8 June, 2005 - 3:40pm
Additional contributions by
Mike Quinn
,
Aaron Schusteff
,
v belov
Last updated 8 June, 2023 - 11:47am