| Pyropyga | |
|---|---|
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| Pyropyga minuta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| 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]
Species
- Pyropyga alticola Green, 1961
- Pyropyga australis Green, 1961
- Pyropyga chemsaki Zaragoza-Caballero, 1993
- Pyropyga cordobana Green, 1961
- Pyropyga decipiens (Harris, 1836)
- Pyropyga extensa Green, 1961
- Pyropyga incognita E. Olivier, 1912
- Pyropyga minuta (LeConte, 1852)
- Pyropyga modesta Green, 1961
- Pyropyga nigricans (Say, 1823)
- Pyropyga saltensis Green, 1961
Nomina dubia
- Pyropyga exstincta (Gorham, 1880)
- Pyropyga tarda Motschulsky, 1854
References
- ↑ "Pyropyga Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ↑ "Pyropyga". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ↑ "Pyropyga genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ↑ Green, John Wagener (1961). "Revision of the species of Pyropyga (Lampyridae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 15 (3): 65–74. JSTOR 3998941.
Further reading
- Lloyd, J. E. (2003). "On research and entomological education VI: Firefly species and lists, old and new". The Florida Entomologist. 86 (2): 99–113. doi:10.1653/0015-4040(2003)086[0099:ORAEEV]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 3496275.
External links
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