Diaphanes (beetle)
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Diaphanes is a genus of firefly
in the Lampyrinae
subfamily. Species within this genus are:
Firefly
Lampyridae is a family of insects in the beetle order Coleoptera. They are winged beetles, and commonly called fireflies or lightning bugs for their conspicuous crepuscular use of bioluminescence to attract mates or prey. Fireflies produce a "cold light", with no infrared or ultraviolet frequencies...
in the Lampyrinae
Lampyrinae
The Lampyrinae are a large subfamily of fireflies . The exact delimitation, and the internal systematics, are a matter of debate; for long this group was used as a "wastebin taxon" to hold any fireflies with insufficiently resolved relationships...
subfamily. Species within this genus are:
- D. citrinus
- D. exsanguis
- D. formosus
- D. guttatus
- D. lampyroides
- D. limbatus
- D. marginella
- D. mendax
- D. nubilus
- D. pectinealis