''Pycnoptychia'' is a

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of a

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s in the family Urocoptidae.

Distribution

This genus lives in

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. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.

Ecology

Species in the genus ''Pycnoptychia'' are a ground dwelling species in Cuba.Rios O. M. & Quinta M. H. (2010). "Larval Feeding Habits of the Cuban Endemic Firefly ''Alecton discoidalis'' Laporte (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)". ''

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Species

Species in the genus ''Pycnoptychia'' include: * '' Pycnoptychia amicorum'' Torre & Bartsch, 2008 * '' Pycnoptychia humboldtii'' (Pfeiffer, 1840) * '' Pycnoptychia oviedoiana'' (d’Orbigny, 1842) * '' Pycnoptychia peraffinis'' (Pilsbry, 1903) * '' Pycnoptychia scaeva'' (Gundlach in Pfeiffer, 1863) * '' Pycnoptychia shuttleworthiana'' (Poey, 1856) * '' Pycnoptychia strangulata'' (Poey, 1856) * '' Pycnoptychia striatella'' (Wright in Pfeiffer, 1864) * '' Pycnoptychia torrei'' (Arango, 1876) * '' Pycnoptychia trina'' Torre & Bartsch, 2008

References

Urocoptidae {{Urocoptidae-stub