Pterotus Explained
Pterotus is a genus of fireflies in the beetle family Lampyridae. There are at least two described species in Pterotus.
Species
These two species belong to the genus Pterotus:
Further reading
- On research and entomological education VI: Firefly species and lists, old and new. 2003. Lloyd . J. E.. The Florida Entomologist. 86. 2. 99–113. 10.1653/0015-4040(2003)086[0099:ORAEEV]2.0.CO;2. 3496275. free.
- Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. 2007. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-8788757675.
Notes and References
- A New Species of Pterotus LeConte from California (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) . Chemsak . John A. . The Pan-Pacific Entomologist . 1978 . 54 . 2 . 157–158.
- LeConte . J. L. . Catalogue of the Coleoptera of Fort Tejon, California . Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia . 1859 . 11 . 69–90.