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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lampyridae |
| Tribe: | Pleotomini |
| Genus: | Pleotomus LeConte, 1861 |
Pleotomus is a genus of fireflies in the family Lampyridae. There are about five described species in Pleotomus. [1] [2] [3] [4]
These five species belong to the genus Pleotomus: [2] [3] [4]
Photuris is a genus of fireflies. These are the femme fatale lightning bugs of North America. This common name refers to a behavior of the adult females of these predatory beetles; they engage in aggressive mimicry, imitating the light signals of other firefly species' females to attract mates – but Photuris use it to attract, kill and eat the unsuspecting males of those other species. Their flashing bioluminescent signals seem to have evolved independently and eventually adapted to those of their prey, mainly unrelated Lampyrinae, such as Photinus or Pyractomena.
Euceratocerus is a genus of death-watch beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are four described species in Euceratocerus.
Ptilinus is a genus of death-watch beetles in the family Ptinidae. It is native to the Palearctic, the Near East, the Nearctic, the Neotropical and North Africa. There are at least nine described species in Ptilinus.
Oxacis angustata is a species of false blister beetle in the family Oedemeridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Brachylampis blaisdelli is a species of firefly in the family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Pleotomus nigripennis is a species of firefly in the family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Microphotus is a genus of fireflies in the family Lampyridae. Microphotus are usually found in the southwestern region of the United States of America and adjoining parts of Mexico. There are seven described species in Microphotus in the United States and three more in Mexico.
Pytho is a genus of dead log beetles in the family Pythidae. There are about nine described species in Pytho.
Pyractomena is a genus of fireflies in the family Lampyridae. There are at least 20 described species in Pyractomena.
Brachylampis is a genus of fireflies in the family Lampyridae. There are at least two described species in Brachylampis.
Mychocerus is a genus of minute bark beetles in the family Cerylonidae. There are at least two described species in Mychocerus.
Oxacis is a genus of false blister beetles in the family Oedemeridae. There are at least 30 described species in Oxacis.
Paha is a genus of cylindrical bark beetles in the family Zopheridae. There are at least two described species in Paha.
Phyllobaenus is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are at least 60 described species in Phyllobaenus.
Xanthochroa is a genus of false blister beetles in the family Oedemeridae. There are about seven described species of Xanthochroa.
Aspisoma ignitum is a species of firefly in the family Lampyridae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America. Its presence is uncertain in the United States.
Aspisoma is a genus of fireflies in the family Lampyridae. There are at least 70 described species in Aspisoma.
Podabrus is a genus of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae. There are at least 110 described species in Podabrus, recorded from Europe, North America and Asia.
Ditylus is a genus of false blister beetles in the family Oedemeridae. There are at least four described species in Ditylus.
Micronaspis is a genus of fireflies in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae, containing only one species, the Florida intertidal firefly. It is found in the Bahamas and Florida. It is threatened by habitat loss from coastal development as well as storm surges and sea level rise as a consequence of climate change, with Hurricane Dorian having a major impact on Grand Bahama island, where the species is known from. Increased chemical and light pollution has also seriously affected the species. Further threatening it in Florida is the introduction of Steinernema carpocapsae as a biocontrol agent for crops, which is known to target other beetle species than the ones it is meant to control; it is likely the cause of a local extirpation of a population of M. floridana from Sarasota Bay.
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