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Phausis rhombica
Species
Phausis rhombica
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
Lucidotini
Genus
Phausis
Species
rhombica
(Phausis rhombica)
Explanation of Names
Phausis rhombica
Fender in Hatch 1962
Size
6-7 mm
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1
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Identification
Rhomboid pronotum distinctive. Body all-black. Transparent windows large, nearly meeting. The similarly shaped
Ph. inaccensa
is brownish and eastern in distribution.
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1
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Range
sw. AB to BC south to OR
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1
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Internet References
Species page
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2
)
Works Cited
1.
The genus Phausis in America north of Mexico (Coleoptera-Lampyridae)
Fender K.M. 1966. Northwest Science 40: 83-95.
2.
University of Alberta Entomology Collection
Contributed by
Ted Kropiewnicki
on 21 October, 2008 - 11:26pm
Additional contributions by
Stephen Luk
,
v belov
Last updated 28 January, 2015 - 9:01am