The Cratomorphini are a disputed tribe of fireflies of the large subfamily Lampyrinae. The genera placed here often contain well-sized members of their family. The larvae of many species climb trees to feed on snails. This group contains a few "lightning bugs" from North America, e.g. the genus Pyractomena. Further south in the American tropics, Aspisoma can be found, but this is very doubtfully placed here.
The Lampyrini are a tribe of fireflies in the large subfamily Lampyrinae. The lineage formerly separated as Pleotomini seems to be a specialized offshoot of the Lampyrini not too distant from the type genus Lampyris and is therefore included here. This tribe occurs throughout the Holarctic and contains the typical "glowing" or "continuous-light" fireflies from that region. Some otherwise very advanced Lampyrini, like species in Paraphausis and Pyrocoelia, have degenerated light-producing organs again and communicate primarily or even exclusively with pheromones like the ancestors of the fireflies did.
The Lampyrinae are a large subfamily of fireflies (Lampyridae). The exact delimitation, and the internal systematics, are a matter of debate; for long this group was used as a "wastebin taxon" to hold any fireflies with insufficiently resolved relationships. Regardless, they are very diverse even as a good monophyletic group, containing flashing and continuous-glow fireflies from the Holarctic and some tropical forms too. The ancestral Lampyrinae probably had no or very primitive light signals; in any case several modern lineages have returned to the pheromone communication of their ancestors independently it seems.
Microphotus is a genus of fireflies in the family Lampyridae. There are about eight described species in Microphotus.
Brachylampis is a genus of fireflies in the family Lampyridae. There are at least two described species in Brachylampis.
Pleotomus is a genus of fireflies in the family Lampyridae. There are about five described species in Pleotomus.
Aspisoma ignitum is a species of firefly in the family Lampyridae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America.
Micronaspis is a genus of fireflies in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae. There is at least one described species in Micronaspis, M. floridana.
Photinus concisus is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Microphotus angustus is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Pyractomena lucifera is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Prolutacea is a genus of fireflies in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae, containing a single described species, Prolutacea pulsator.
Pyractomena angulata is a species of firefly in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae. It is found in North America and is the state insect of Indiana. It is also known as Say's Firefly and the Angle Candled Firefly.
Microphotus dilatatus is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Nelsonphotus is a genus of fireflies in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae, containing a single described species, Nelsonphotus aridus.
Pyropyga nigricans is a species of firefly in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae. It is found in Central America, North America and Central Europe.
Microphotus pecosensis is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Paraphausis is a genus of fireflies in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae, containing a single described species, Paraphausis eximius.
Microphotus octarthrus, the desert firefly, is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Phausis inaccensa, also known as the "shadow ghost", is a species of firefly in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae. It is found in North America. The larviform females of the species are bioluminescent, whereas the males are winged but lanternless.
