S.V. Kazantsev: New firefly taxa from Hispaniola and Puerto Rico (Coleoptera: Lampyridae), with notes on biogeography

 
 
Sergey V. Kazantsev 
 
New firefly taxa from Hispaniola and Puerto Rico 
(Coleoptera: Lampyridae), with notes on biogeography 
 
Russian Entomol. J., 2006, 15(4): 367-392. 
 
KEY WORDS: Coleoptera, Lampyridae, new tribe, new genera, new species, taxonomy, biogeography, Neotropics. 
 
ul. Donetskaya 13-326, Moscow 109651, Russia. 
e-mail: kazantss@mail.ru 
 
 
 
ABSTRACT. Two new firefly genera, Cheguevaria 
Kazantsev, 2006 gen.n. and Rufolychnia Kazantsev, 
2006 gen.n., and twenty two new species, Cheguevaria 
taino, C. angusta, Lychnacris konstantinovi, L. neslihanae, 
L. pedernalis, Erythrolychnia nigriventris, E. 
unicolor, Callopisma rufoviolacea, Robopus branhami, 
R. cayeyensis, R. erythrolytris, R. kasikus, R. 
niger, R. roseinotatus, Heterophotinus alius, H. constanzae, 
H. limpioensis, H. merielae, H. nigricollis, H. 
viridicolor, Microdiphot baorucoensis and Presbyolampis 
vegaensis Kazantsev, 2006 spp.n., are described 
from Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. Lychnacris Motschulsky, 
1853 is for the first time reported from the 
Greater Antilles and Microdiphot Barber, 1941 and Presbyolampis 
Buck, 1947 for the first time reported from 
Hispaniola. Lectotypes are designated for Pyractomena 
vitticollis Motschulsky, 1853, Erythrolychnia dimidiatipennis 
Motschulsky, 1853 and Pygolampis 
quadrinotata Motschulsky, 1854. Heterophotinus 
E.Olivier, 1894 is revalidated from synonymy with Robopus 
Motschulsky, 1853. Erythrolychnia albopalpis 
Leng et Mutchler, 1922 is synonymized with E. bipartita 
E.Olivier, 1912. Lucidota marginipennis Leng et 
Mutchler, 1922 is transferred to Robopus; Photinus 
quadrinotatus (Motschulsky), Diphotus dubiosus 
(Leng et Mutchler, 1922), D. glaucus (Olivier, 1790), D. 
lengi (Mutchler, 1923), D. quadrimaculatus (Laporte, 
1840), D. triangularis (E.Olivier, 1912) and D. vittatus 
(Olivier, 1790) are transferred to Heterophotinus; Callopisma 
postica (E.Olivier, 1899), C. mariposa Leng et 
Mutchler, 1922 and C. emarginata Leng et Mutchler, 
1922 Ч to Lychnacris. A new tribe, Cheguevariini Kazantsev, 
2006 tr.n., is established and tentatively placed 
in the Lampyridae incertae sedis. A key to the tribes 
and genera, as well as a checklist of fireflies of Hispaniola 
and Puerto Rico are provided. 
 

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