Microphotus is a genus of fireflies in the family Lampyridae. Microphotus are usually found in the southwestern region of the United States of America and adjoining parts of Mexico. There are seven described species in Microphotus in the United States and three more in Mexico.
Species
- Microphotus angustus <small>LeConte, 1874</small>
- Microphotus chiricahuae <small>Green, 1959</small>
- Microphotus curvophallus <small>Zaragoza-Caballero, Vega-Badillo & Cifuentes-Ruiz, 2021</small>
- Microphotus decarthrus <small>Fall, 1912</small>
- Microphotus dilatatus <small>LeConte, 1866</small>
- Microphotus fragilis <small>E. Olivier, 1912</small>
- Microphotus morronei <small>Zaragoza-Caballero, López-Pérez & RodrÃÂguez-Mirón, 2021</small>
- Microphotus octarthrus <small>Fall, 1912</small> (desert firefly)
- Microphotus pecosensis <small>Fall, 1912</small>
- Microphotus robustophallus <small>Zaragoza-Caballero, DomÃÂnguez-León & González-RamÃÂrez, 2021</small>
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