Biology:Pterotus
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Pterotus is the sole genus in the firefly subfamily Pterotinae. It is characterized by flabellate antennae with three to ten antennomeres and rami, or branches, of the antennae longer than the antennomeres.[1]
Pterotus is found in chaparral habitats on the western coast of North America and in deserts as far east as Jeff Davis County, Texas.[2] Adult females are larviform and both emit pheromones and glow to attract non-luminescent males.[3] While there are two described species in Pterotus,[4][5][6] whether they are truly separate species is yet unclear.[2]
References
- ↑ The Xerces Society (2023-05-18). Firefly Identification Course Module 3: Firefly Genera of the US and Canada. Retrieved 2026-01-25 – via YouTube.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Anna Walker (Albuquerque Biopark, New Mexico); Ben Pfeiffer (Firefly Conservation & Research (Nonprofit)) (2020-12-11). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Pterotus curticornis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/164045148/166771423.
- ↑ "Pterotus obscuripennis - NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1215526/Pterotus_obscuripennis.
- ↑ "Pterotus Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=722432. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
- ↑ "Pterotus". https://www.gbif.org/species/1162866. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Pterotus genus Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/40628. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
- Lloyd, J. E. (2003). "On research and entomological education VI: Firefly species and lists, old and new". The Florida Entomologist 86 (2): 99–113. doi:10.1653/0015-4040(2003)086[0099:ORAEEV2.0.CO;2].
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8788757675.
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