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Cratomorphini

Tribe of beetles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Cratomorphini are a tribe of fireflies within the large subfamily Lampyrinae. The genera placed in this tribe often contain well-sized members of their family. The larvae of many species climb trees to feed on snails. This group includes a few "lightning bugs" (flashing fireflies) from North America, such as the genus Pyractomena. Further south in the American tropics, Aspisoma can be found.

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Systematics

The group has recently been examined using molecular phylogenetics, using fairly comprehensive sampling.[1]

Genera

  • Aspisoma Laporte, 1833
  • Aspisomoides Zaragoza-Caballero, 1995
  • Cassidomorphus Motschulsky, 1853
  • Cratomorphus Motschulsky, 1853
  • Micronaspis Green, 1948
  • Paracratomorphus Zaragoza-Caballero, 2013
  • Pyractomena LeConte, 1845

References

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