Fender-1962

Guides

• Phausis rhombica

  Phausis rhombica is a firefly species in the beetle family Lampyridae, described by Fender in 1962. It belongs to the genus Phausis, which includes other "shadow ghost" fireflies characterized by neotenic, wingless, glowing females and winged, non-luminous males. The species is found in North America, with distribution records from Alberta, Canada.

  fireflyLampyridaePhausisneotenyshadow-ghostbioluminescencewingless-femaleNorth-AmericaAlbertaColeopteraElateroideaLamprohizinaeFender-1962rarepoorly-known