Alecton

Alecton is a genus of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. The species A. discoidalis is the best known of the four species in the genus.[1]

For the ship, see French corvette Alecton.

Alecton
A larva of Alecton discoidalis preying on a pulmonate land snail in the genus Oleacina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Infraorder:
Elateriformia
Superfamily:
Elateroidea
Family:
Lampyridae
Subfamily:
Lampyrinae
Tribe:
Lampyrini
Genus:
Alecton

Laporte, 1833

References
  1. Rios, Ormaily Madruga; Quinta, Maike Hernández (2010). "Larval Feeding Habits of the Cuban Endemic Firefly Alecton discoidalis Laporte (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)". Psyche. 2010: 1–5. doi:10.1155/2010/149879.
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