Pleotomus Explained

Pleotomus is a genus of fireflies in the family Lampyridae. There are about five described species in Pleotomus.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Species

These five species belong to the genus Pleotomus:

• Pleotomus cerinus Zaragoza, 2002
• Pleotomus davisii LeConte, 1881
• Pleotomus emmiltos Zaragoza, 2002
• Pleotomus nigripennis LeConte, 1885
• Pleotomus pallens LeConte, 1866

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. 978-0849309540.
• Book: Blatchley . W.S.. 1910. An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera, beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana. Nature Pub..
• Book: LeConte . J.L.. 1861. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections . 3 . 136. Smithsonian Institution. 0665100558. 10.5962/bhl.title.38459. free.
• Lloyd . J.E.. 2003. On research and entomological education VI: Firefly species and lists, old and new. Florida Entomologist. 86 . 2. 99–113. 10.1653/0015-4040(2003)086[0099:ORAEEV]2.0.CO;2. free.
• Book: Lloyd . James E.. Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. Thomas . Michael C.. Skelley . Paul E.. Frank . J.H.. 2002. Family 62. Lampyridae Latreille 1817. American Beetles Vol. 2, Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea Through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. 187–196. 0-8493-0954-9.
• Book: White. Richard E.. 1998. 1983. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 0395910897. registration.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pleotomus Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-03-06.
2. Web site: Pleotomus Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-03-06.
3. Web site: Pleotomus Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-03-06.
4. Web site: Browse Pleotomus. Catalogue of Life. 2018-03-06.