Taxonomy and behavior of Photuris trivittata sp. n. (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Photurinae); redescription of Aspisoma trilineata (Say) comb. n. (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Lampyrinae: Cratomorphini)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 464-473

  Lloyd, James E ^a   Ballantyne, Lesley A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecology; Flash patterns; Neotropical fireflies; Predation

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BEHAVIOR; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ASPISOMA TRILINEATA; COLEOPTERA; LAMPYRIDAE; PHOTURIS; PHOTURIS TRIVITTATA;

EID: 1042302266     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2003)086[0464:TABOPT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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