- Ototetrinae
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Ototetrinae Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Polyphaga Family: Lampyridae Subfamily: Ototetrinae Synonyms Ototetrini
The Ototetrinae are a small and somewhat disputed subfamily in the firefly family (Lampyridae). They are close to the Luciolinae in some respects, but do not glow or flash like the more advanced fireflies. Rather, they attract their partners with pheromones like many relatives of the firefly family. They are found in Eurasia and North America.[1]
They are sometimes included in the Luciolinae as a tribe Ototetrini, but this is not correct. It seems that the Ototetrinae might not be monophyletic however: the puzzling Stenocladius could well be close enough to the Cyphonocerinae to be included there.[1]
Genera include:
- Brachylampis Van Dyke, 1939
- Drilaster Kiesenwetter, 1879
- Stenocladius Deyrolle & Fairmaire, 1878
References
- ^ a b Kathrin F. Stanger-Hall, James E. Lloyd & David M. Hillis (2007). "Phylogeny of North American fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae): implications for the evolution of light signals". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45 (1): 33–49. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.05.013. PMID 17644427.
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