Phausis rhombica

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Phausis rhombica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lampyridae
Subfamily: Lamprohizinae
Genus: Phausis
Species:
P. rhombica
Binomial name
Phausis rhombica
Fender in Hatch, 1962

Phausis rhombica is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. Fallon, C. (2022). "Phausis rhombica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T164070712A212668256. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. "Phausis rhombica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "Phausis rhombica". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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