A comprehensive review and call for studies on firefly larvae

WB Riley, SP Rosa, LFL da Silveira - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Background Fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) are commonly recognized by adult traits,
such as a soft exoskeleton, lanterns and associated glow and flash patterns, but their larval …

Illuminating Firefly Diversity: Trends, Threats and Conservation Strategies

SM Lewis, WFA Jusoh, AC Walker, CE Fallon, R Joyce… - Insects, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Fireflies are a fascinating family of bioluminescent beetles with diverse
lifestyles and behaviors. This review summarizes new findings on their taxonomic and …

Natural history of the fireflies of the Serra dos Órgãos mountain range (Brazil: Rio de Janeiro)–one of the 'hottest'firefly spots on Earth, with a key to genera (Coleoptera …

LFL Silveira, G Khattar, S Vaz, VA Wilson… - Journal of Natural …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) are charismatic insects that have been fruitful
model systems in biotechnology. However, lack of information about firefly taxonomy and …

Luciérnagas (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) del norte-occidente de México, con la descripción de 48 especies nuevas

S Zaragoza-Caballero, S López-Pérez… - Revista mexicana de …, 2023 - scielo.org.mx
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 …

Inventory and ecological aspects of bioluminescent beetles in the Cerrado ecosystem and its decline around Emas National Park (Brazil)

VR Viviani, SP Rosa, RA Prado… - Annals of the …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Among the richest ecosystems in bioluminescent Coleoptera in Brazil, the Cerrado
(savannas) is the most threatened one by agricultural expansion. The Emas (PNE) and …

Hide-and-seek with tiny neotenic beetles in one of the hottest biodiversity hotspots: Towards an understanding of the real diversity of Jurasaidae (Coleoptera …

G Biffi, SP Rosa, R Kundrata - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Jurasaidae are small neotenic beetles which were only recently
discovered in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot. They have a limited dispersal …

Four new species of North American fireflies from isolated peatlands with reference to species determination of Photuris Dejean (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)

CM Heckscher - Northeastern Naturalist, 2021 - BioOne
Four species of fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) are newly described herein: Photuris
anna n. sp., P. sheckscheri n. sp., P. eliza n. sp., P. sellicki n. sp. All were discovered …

[HTML][HTML]  Life cycle and description of the immature stages of a terrestrial firefly endemic to Mexico: Photinusextensus Gorham (Coleoptera, Lampyridae)

ML Zurita-García, DE Domínguez-León, V Vega-Badillo… - ZooKeys, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 Abstract The life cycle, morphology, and bionomy of Photinusextensus Gorham, 1881, an
endemic species of Mexico, are described. Redescriptions of adults (male and female) are …

[HTML][HTML] Firefly (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) species from the Atlantic Forest hotspot, Brazil

S Vaz, M Mendes, G Khattar, M Macedo… - Biodiversity Data …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 …

Hexapoda Yearbook (Arthropoda: Mandibulata: Pancrustacea) Brazil 2020: the first annual production survey of new Brazilian species

AM Silva Neto, RL Falaschi, T Zacca, J Hipólito… - 2022 - arca.fiocruz.br
This paper provided a list of all new Brazilian Hexapoda species described in 2020.
Furthermore, based on the information extracted by this list, we tackled additional questions …