Pyractomena

Pyractomena
Pyractomena angulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
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]

Species

  • Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825 – Say's firefly, candle firefly[5]
  • Pyractomena angustata LeConte, 1851
  • Pyractomena barberi Green, 1957
  • Pyractomena borealis Randall, 1828 – spring treetop flasher)[5]
  • Pyractomena discoidea Gorham, 1884
  • Pyractomena dispersa Green, 1957 – marsh flicker [5]
  • Pyractomena dorsalis Motschulsky, 1854
  • Pyractomena ecostata LeConte, 1878
  • Pyractomena floridana Green, 1957
  • Pyractomena galeata E. Olivier, 1899
  • Pyractomena gamma Jacquelin Du Val in Sagra, 1857
  • Pyractomena gorhami McDermott, 1966
  • Pyractomena heterodoxa Leng and Mutchler, 1922
  • Pyractomena limbicollis Green, 1957
  • Pyractomena linearis LeConte, 1852 – marsh gray[5]
  • Pyractomena lucifera Melsheimer, 1845 – marsh imp[5]
  • Pyractomena marginalis Green, 1957 – marginal firefly[5]
  • Pyractomena palustris Green, 1957 – marsh diver[5]
  • Pyractomena punctiventris LeConte, 1878
  • Pyractomena similis Green, 1957
  • Pyractomena sinuata Green, 1957
  • Pyractomena striatella Gorham, 1880
  • Pyractomena vexillaria Gorham, 1881
  • Pyractomena vitticollis Motschulsky, 1853
  • Pyractomena watsoni Leng and Mutchler, 1922

References

  1. ↑ "Genus Pyractomena Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  2. ↑ "Pyractomena Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  3. ↑ "Pyractomena Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  4. ↑ "Browse Pyractomena". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Faust, Lynn Frierson (2017). Fireflies, Glow-worms, and Lightning Bugs. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-4872-8.

Further reading