Cratomorphini References

Cratomorphini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Lampyridae
Subfamily:	Lampyrinae
Tribe:	Cratomorphini
Genera
	Several, see text

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

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

^ Martin, Gavin J.; Stanger-Hall, Kathrin F.; Branham, Marc A.; et al. (1 November 2019). Jordal, Bjarte (ed.). "Higher-Level Phylogeny and Reclassification of Lampyridae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea)". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 3 (6). Oxford University Press ). doi: 10.1093/isd/ixz024.

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[Martin2019-1] Martin, Gavin J.; Stanger-Hall, Kathrin F.; Branham, Marc A.; et al. (1 November 2019). Jordal, Bjarte (ed.). "Higher-Level Phylogeny and Reclassification of Lampyridae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea)". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 3 (6). Oxford University Press ). doi: 10.1093/isd/ixz024.

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