The Ototretinae are a small subfamily in the firefly

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Lampyridae The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or glowworms for their conspicuous production ...

). They are close to the Luciolinae in some respects, but do not glow or flash. Rather, they attract their partners with

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s like many relatives of the firefly family. They are found in

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and North America. They have sometimes been included in the Luciolinae: as the Ototretini, but it appears that this

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may not be monophyletic; the puzzling '' Stenocladius'' could well be close enough to the Cyphonocerinae to be included there.

Genera

''BioLib'' includes the following genera:BioLib.cz: subfamily Ototretinae McDermott, 1964 (retrieved 25 June 2020)
/ref> * '' Baolacus'' Pic, 1915 * '' Brachylampis'' Van Dyke, 1939 * '' Brachypterodrilus'' Pic, 1918 * '' Ceylanidrilus'' Pic, 1911 * '' Drilaster'' Kiesenwetter, 1879 * '' Emasia'' Bocakova and Janisova, 2010 * '' Eugeusis'' Westwood, 1853 * '' Falsophaeopterus'' Pic, 1911 * '' Flabellopalpodes'' Bocakova and Bocak, 2016 * '' Flabellototreta'' Pic, 1911 * '' Gorhamia'' Pic, 1911 * '' Harmatelia'' Walker, 1858 * '' Hydaspoides'' Bocakova and Janisova, 2013 * '' Hyperstoma'' Wittmer, 1979 * '' Lamellipalpodes'' Maulik, 1921 * '' Lamellipalpus'' Maulik, 1921 * ''

Oculogryphus ''Oculogryphus'', is an Asian genus of firefly beetles: it has been placed in the Ototretinae or may be considered ''incertae sedis''. The genus contains 4 species. The type species '' O. fulvus'' was discovered from Vietnam. Description Anten ...

'' Jeng, Engel & Yang, 2007 (may be placed ''

incertae sedis ' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertain ...

'') * '' Ototretadrilus'' Pic, 1921 * '' Picodrilus'' Wittmer, 1938 * '' Stenocladius'' Deyrolle & Fairmaire, 1878

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q21218143 Lampyridae