Microphotus Explained
Microphotus is a genus of fireflies in the family Lampyridae. Microphotus are usually found in the southwestern region of the United States of America and adjoining parts of Mexico.[1] There are seven described species in Microphotus in the United States[2] [3] [4] and three more in Mexico.[5]
Species
- Microphotus angustus LeConte, 1874
- Microphotus chiricahuae Green, 1959
- Microphotus curvophallus Zaragoza-Caballero, Vega-Badillo & Cifuentes-Ruiz, 2021
- Microphotus decarthrus Fall, 1912
- Microphotus dilatatus LeConte, 1866
- Microphotus fragilis E. Olivier, 1912
- Microphotus morronei Zaragoza-Caballero, López-Pérez & Rodríguez-Mirón, 2021
- Microphotus octarthrus Fall, 1912 (desert firefly)
- Microphotus pecosensis Fall, 1912
- Microphotus robustophallus Zaragoza-Caballero, Domínguez-León & González-Ramírez, 2021
Further reading
- Book: Arnett . R.H. Jr.. Thomas . M. C.. Skelley . P. E.. Frank . J. H.. 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press.
- Book: Arnett . Ross H.. 30 July 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 978-0-8493-0212-1.
- Book: White . Richard E.. 1983. Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin.
Notes and References
- Green. John Wagener. 1959. Revision of the Species of Microphotus, with an emendation of the Lampyrini (Lampyridae). The Coleopterists Bulletin. 13. 3. 80–96. 3998947. 0010-065X.
- Web site: Microphotus Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-12.
- Web site: Microphotus Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-12.
- Web site: Microphotus Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-02-12.
- Zaragoza-Caballero, S., Domínguez-León, D.E., González-Ramírez, M., López-Pérez, S., Rodríguez-Mirón, G.M., Vega-Badillo, V. & Cifuentes-Ruiz, P. 2021. New fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) from México. Dugesiana 28(2): 221-231.
