Pterotus is a genus of fireflies in the beetle family Lampyridae. There are at least two described species in Pterotus.[1][2][3]
| Pterotus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lampyridae |
| Genus: | Pterotus LeConte, 1859 |
Species
editThese two species belong to the genus Pterotus:
- Pterotus curticornis Chemsak, 1978[4]
- Pterotus obscuripennis LeConte, 1859[5]
References
edit- ^ "Pterotus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Pterotus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Pterotus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Chemsak, John A. (1978). "A New Species of Pterotus LeConte from California (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)". The Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 54 (2): 157–158.
- ^ LeConte, J. L. (1859). "Catalogue of the Coleoptera of Fort Tejon, California". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 11: 69–90.
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.
- 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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