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American lightning bugs(Coleoptera: Lampyridae): Implications for the evolution of light signals".
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At least 64 species are currently recognized, all restricted to temperate North
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use it to attract, kill and eat the unsuspecting males of those other species. Their flashing
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This article is about the genus of fireflies. For the computer protocol, see
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627:Lloyd, James E. (2003).
571:Faust and Davis, 2019
522:Photuris quadrifulgens
478:Photuris mysticalampas
467:Photuris missouriensis
434:Photuris lineaticollis
703:"Photuris versicolor"
489:Photuris pensylvanica
456:Photuris lucicrescens
318:Photuris cinctipennis
300:Photuris caerulescens
289:Photuris bethaniensis
229:signals seem to have
707:Animal Diversity Web
383:Photuris flavicollis
271:Photuris aureolucens
566:Photuris walldoxeyi
555:Photuris versicolor
511:Photuris pyralomina
372:Photuris fairchildi
21:Photuris (protocol)
439:Motschulsky, 1854
412:Photuris frontalis
401:Photuris floridana
215:aggressive mimicry
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134:Photurinae
124:Lampyridae
114:Coleoptera
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183:fireflies
165:See text
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