Simple Summary Fireflies are a fascinating family of bioluminescent beetles with diverse
lifestyles and behaviors. This review summarizes new findings on their taxonomic and …

Abstract Fireflies (Lampyridae Rafinesque) are a diverse family of beetles which exhibit an
array of morphologies including varying antennal and photic organ features. Due in part to …

Here, we review the species Cratomorphus cossyphinus (Perty, 1830) after study of the
holotype, 24 adults and nine immature stages deposited in five collections. The species is …

In this study, we describe a new Lampyridae subfamily, Chespiritoinae new subfamily, its
sole genus Chespirito new genus, and three new species: Chespirito zaragozai new …

Beetles are the most species-rich animal radiation and are among the historically most
intensively studied insect groups. Consequently, the vast majority of their higher-level taxa …

ABSTRACT Fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) are charismatic insects that have been fruitful
model systems in biotechnology. However, lack of information about firefly taxonomy and …

Here, based on phylogenetic analyses of 18 taxa and 57 morphological characters, we
propose a new firefly genus, Costalampys gen. nov., to accommodate eleven species. Five …

Here we describe a new genus, Cleidella gen. nov., and two new species, C. picea sp. nov.
and C. silveirai sp. nov., all from Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. The new genus is …

Photinini is the largest tribe of Lampyrinae fireflies, with over 30 genera and nearly 750
species, and includes taxa where adults may or may not have light organs. A focus on taxa …

Although insects are the most diverse evolutionary radiation on Earth, they have rarely
occupied marine environments. Understanding the biology of such unique marine …