Heterophotinus Explained

Heterophotinus is a genus of fireflies from the Caribbean & South America. They were previously known under a variety of genera, including Photinus.^[1]

Species list

• Heterophotinus alius Kazantsev, 2006
• Heterophotinus constanzae Kazantsev, 2006
• Heterophotinus dubiosus (Leng et Mutchler, 1922)
• Heterophotinus glaucus (Olivier, 1790)
• Heterophotinus lengi (Mutchler, 1923)
• Heterophotinus limpioensis Kazantsev, 2006
• Heterophotinus merielae Kazantsev, 2006
• Heterophotinus nigricollis Kazantsev, 2006
• Heterophotinus quadrimaculatus (Laporte, 1840)
• Heterophotinus quadrinotatus (Motschulsky, 1854)
• Heterophotinus triangularis (E.Olivier, 1912)
• Heterophotinus viridicolor Kazantsev, 2006
• Heterophotinus vittatus (Olivier, 1790)

Notes and References

1. Kazantsev . Sergey V. . New firefly taxa from Hispaniola and Puerto Rico (Coleoptera: Lampyridae), with notes on biogeography . Russian Entomol. Journal . 2006 . 15 . 4 . 367–392.