Pleotomus davisii
LeConte, 1881
Davis's Oddball
Pleotomus davisii is a firefly in the Lampyridae, described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1881. It is commonly known as Davis's Oddball. The species is currently accepted as valid, though some sources have treated it as a synonym of Pleotomus pallens. It occurs in North America.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Pleotomus davisii: //pliːˈɒtəməs ˈdeɪvɪsiː//
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Distribution
North America
Similar Taxa
- Pleotomus pallensP. davisii has been treated as a synonym of this in some taxonomic treatments, indicating close morphological similarity
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Taxonomic Uncertainty
The Catalogue of Life lists P. davisii as a synonym of P. pallens, while GBIF treats it as an accepted . This discrepancy reflects ongoing taxonomic evaluation within the .