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

Se sintetiza la información de luciérnagas de la región norte-occidente de México, que
abarca los estados de Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila …

Bioluminescence, the emission of light by living organisms, is a captivating and widespread
phenomenon with diverse ecological functions. This comprehensive review explores the …

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 …

Simple Summary The Amazon Rainforest is still a frontier in the study of insect biodiversity,
housing several species yet to be described and studied. Yet, its continuous deforestation …

Simple Summary Jurasaidae are small neotenic beetles which were only recently
discovered in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot. They have a limited dispersal …

 Abstract Amydetinae is an exclusively Neotropical subfamily of fireflies, distributed among
three genera: Amydetes Illiger, 1807, Magnoculus McDermott, 1964, and Memoan Silveira & …

Background Lucidotini is a diverse tribe of lampyrine fireflies present throughout the New
World, Europe, and Asia. Most of the over 30 genera have overlap** diagnoses, largely …

Background We compiled a database of firefly species records from the Atlantic Forest
hotspot in Brazil and made it available at GBIF. Data were gathered from literature and from …

The Belostoma plebejum group comprises nine species, and the most evident characteristic
shared by all species of the group is a phallus that is strongly curved ventrally. The difficulty …