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Pterotus

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Pterotus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lampyridae
Genus: Pterotus
LeConte, 1859

Pterotus is a genus of fireflies in the beetle family Lampyridae. There are at least two described species in Pterotus.[1][2][3]

Species

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These two species belong to the genus Pterotus:

References

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  1. ^ "Pterotus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Pterotus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Chemsak, John A. (1978). "A New Species of Pterotus LeConte from California (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)". The Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 54 (2): 157–158.
  4. ^ LeConte, J. L. (1859). "Catalogue of the Coleoptera of Fort Tejon, California". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 11: 69–90.

Further reading

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