Lucidota is a genus of fireflies in the beetle family Lampyridae. There are more than 160 described species in Lucidota.[1][2][3]
Lucidota | |
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Lucidota atra | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Lampyridae |
Tribe: | Photinini |
Genus: | Lucidota Laporte, 1833 |
Diversity | |
at least 160 species |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lucidota Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Lucidota". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Lucidota genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
edit- Lloyd, J. E. (2003). "On research and entomological education VI: Firefly species and lists, old and new". The Florida Entomologist. 86 (2): 99–113. doi:10.1653/0015-4040(2003)086[0099:ORAEEV]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 3496275.
External links
edit- Media related to Lucidota at Wikimedia Commons