Hyperstoma
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Lampyridae |
| Subfamily: | Ototretinae |
| Genus: | Hyperstoma Wittmer, 1979 |
| Type species | |
| Hyperstoma marginata Wittmer, 1979
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Hyperstoma is a genus of firefly beetles in the family Lampyridae.[1] The genus was considered Monotypic until a second species was described in 2011.[2] The genus is endemic to Sri Lanka.[3]
Taxonomy
The genus is closely related to the genera Lamellipalpus and Lamellipalpodes due to having fused terminal and penultimate terga.[4][5][6]
Description
Body length is about 5 to 5.5 mm.[4]
Species
- Hyperstoma marginatum Wittmer, 1979
- Hyperstoma wittmeri Janisova and Bocakova, 2011
References
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Hyperstoma". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "Hyperstoma Wittmer, 1979". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "Hyperstoma". zh.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ a b "Review of the genus Hyperstoma (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)" (PDF). Zootaxa 2975: 64–68 (2011). Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ Janisova, Kristyna; Bocakova, Milada (2013-03-01). "Revision of the subfamily Ototretinae (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)". Zoologischer Anzeiger - A Journal of Comparative Zoology. 252: 1–19. doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2012.01.001. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "Phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily Ototretinae (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)" (PDF). muni.cz. Retrieved 2021-07-27.