Microphotus octarthrus

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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lampyridae
Genus: Microphotus
Species:
M. octarthrus
Binomial name
Microphotus octarthrus
Fall, 1912

References

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  1. ^ "Microphotus octarthrus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Microphotus octarthrus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

Further reading

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  • 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.