Two new genera and one new species of firefly (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Lampyrinae: Lampyrini), with notes on their biology

Pan-Pacific Entomologist

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 200-207

  Cicero, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Insecta; Lampyrini; Mexico; Nelsonphotus; New genus; New species; Prolutacea

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; LAMPYRIDAE; MICROPHOTUS; MICROPHOTUS FRAGILIS;

EID: 33846410289     PISSN: 00310603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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