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Chespirito (beetle)

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(Redirected from Chespiritoinae) Genus of beetles

Chespirito
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lampyridae
Subfamily: Chespiritoinae
Genus: Chespirito
Ferreira, Keller, & Branham, 2020
Species

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Chespirito is a genus of fireflies (family Lampyridae). They are the type genus and sole constituent of the subfamily Chespiritoinae. This genus is somewhat unusual among fireflies in a complete lack of bioluminescent organs in the adults.

Distribution

Chespirito is only known to occur in Mexico but is hypothesized to occur in nearby countries, such as Guatemala, Belize and Honduras.

Systematics and nomenclature

The genus Chespirito is not closely related to any other firefly lineages, and is given placement as the sole member of its own subfamily. The genus name is in homage to the Mexican actor Roberto Gómez Bolaños, commonly known by his stage name Chespirito, or "Little Shakespeare".

Species

References

  1. ^ Ferreira, VS, Keller, O, Branham, MA (2020) Multilocus phylogeny support the nonbioluminescent firefly Chespirito as a new subfamily in the Lampyridae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea). Insect Systematics and Diversity 4(6) https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixaa014
Taxon identifiers
Chespirito
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