| Pyractomena | |
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| Pyractomena angulata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lampyridae |
| Tribe: | Cratomorphini |
| Genus: | Pyractomena LeConte, 1845 |
Pyractomena is a genus of fireflies in the family Lampyridae. There are at least 20 described species in Pyractomena. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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.
Pyractomena borealis is a species of firefly in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Pyractomena dispersa is a species of firefly in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
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, kill, and eat the males. 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.
Lebiini is a tribe of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 190 described species in Lebiini.
Pleotomus is a genus of fireflies in the family Lampyridae. There are about five described species in Pleotomus.
Photinus brimleyi is a species of firefly in the family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Aspisoma ignitum is a species of firefly in the family Lampyridae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America.
Aspisoma is a genus of fireflies in the family Lampyridae. There are at least 70 described species in Aspisoma.
Pyropyga is a genus of fireflies in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae. There are about 13 described species in Pyropyga.
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 family of beetles known as Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Pyractomena lucifera is a species of firefly in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Pyractomena vexillaria is a species of firefly in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Pyractomena ecostata is a species of firefly in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Photinus indictus is a species of firefly in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Pyractomena linearis is a species of firefly in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Paraphausis is a genus of fireflies in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae, containing a single described species, Paraphausis eximius.
Microphotus fragilis is a species of firefly in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae. It is found in North America. They tend to be more easily found in desert landscapes. This species of firefly is known for its huge eyes that are accompanied by a strongly convex pronotum.
Pyractomena marginalis is a species of firefly in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
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