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Systematics and Phylogenetics of Indo-Pacific Luciolinae Fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) and the Description of new Genera
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Ballantyne, Lesley A., Lambkin, Christine L. (2013): Systematics and Phylogenetics of Indo-Pacific Luciolinae Fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) and the Description of new Genera. Zootaxa 3653 (1): 1-162, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3653.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3653.1.1
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