| Missimia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Lampyridae |
| Genus: | Missimia Ballantyne, 2009 [1] |
| Species: | M. flavida |
| Binomial name | |
| Missimia flavida Ballantyne, 2009 [1] | |
Missimia is a genus of fireflies in the subfamily Luciolinae, consisting of only one species, Missimia flavida, a beetle of the family Lampyridae. [2] It is found in the New Guinea Highlands, [3] with records from Mount Missim (hence the genus name) and Mount Shungol, both in Papua New Guinea. [1]
Males measure 12.2–13.1 mm (0.48–0.52 in) and females 12.9–13.3 mm (0.51–0.52 in) in length. [1]
