Microphotus octarthrus, the desert firefly, is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
| Microphotus octarthrus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lampyridae |
| Genus: | Microphotus |
| Species: | M. octarthrus
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| Binomial name | |
| Microphotus octarthrus Fall, 1912
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References
edit- ^ "Microphotus octarthrus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Microphotus octarthrus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Microphotus octarthrus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
Further reading
edit- Green, J. W. (1959). "Revision of the species of Microphotus, with an emendation of the Lampyrini (Lampyridae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 13 (3): 80–96. JSTOR 3998947.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
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