''Pleotomus'' is a genus of fireflies in the family
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 ...
. There are about five described species in ''Pleotomus''.
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Species
These five species belong to the genus ''Pleotomus'':
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Pleotomus cerinus
''Pleotomus'' is a genus of fireflies in the family 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 firefl ...
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Zaragoza, 2002
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Pleotomus davisii''
LeConte, 1881
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Pleotomus emmiltos''
Zaragoza, 2002
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Pleotomus nigripennis''
LeConte, 1885
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Pleotomus pallens''
LeConte, 1866
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Lampyridae
Bioluminescent insects
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