Pyropyga

Pyropyga
Pyropyga minuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Lampyridae
Tribe: Photinini
Genus: Pyropyga
Motschulsky, 1852

Pyropyga is a genus of primarily North American fireflies in the beetle family Lampyridae. There are about 13 described species in Pyropyga.[1][2][3] It is among the genera of Lampyridae where both sexes of adults have no bioluminescent organs.[4] Because of this, they are also colloquially known as dark fireflies.[5]

Species

Nomina dubia

References

  1. ^ "Pyropyga Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  2. ^ "Pyropyga". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  3. ^ "Pyropyga genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  4. ^ Green, John Wagener (1961). "Revision of the species of Pyropyga (Lampyridae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 15 (3): 65–74. JSTOR 3998941.
  5. ^ Faust, Lynn (2017). Fireflies, Glow-worms, and Lightning Bugs. University of Georgia Press.

Further reading

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