Phausis inaccensa
Phausis inaccensa, also known as the "shadow ghost", is a species of firefly in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1] The larviform females of the species are bioluminescent, whereas the males are winged but lanternless.[5]
| Phausis inaccensa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lampyridae |
| Subfamily: | Lamprohizinae |
| Genus: | Phausis |
| Species: | P. inaccensa |
| Binomial name | |
| Phausis inaccensa LeConte, 1878 | |
References
- "Phausis inaccensa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- "Phausis inaccensa species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- "Phausis inaccensa". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- "Phausis inaccensa Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- "Bringing Light to the Lives of the Shadow Ghosts" American Entomologist. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
Further reading
- Fender, Kenneth M. (1966). "The Genus Phausis in America North of Mexico (Coleoptera-Lampyridae)". Northwest Science. 40: 83–95.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
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