Ototretinae Explained

The Ototretinae are a small subfamily in the firefly family (Lampyridae).^[1] They are close to the Luciolinae in some respects, but do not glow or flash. Rather, they attract their partners with pheromones like many relatives of the firefly family. They are found in Eurasia and North America.^[2]

They have sometimes been included in the Luciolinae: as the Ototretini, but it appears that this tribe may not be monophyletic; the puzzling Stenocladius could well be close enough to the Cyphonocerinae to be included there.

Genera

BioLib includes the following genera:^[3]

Baolacus Pic, 1915
Brachylampis Van Dyke, 1939
Brachypterodrilus Pic, 1918
Ceylanidrilus Pic, 1911
Drilaster Kiesenwetter, 1879
Emasia Bocakova and Janisova, 2010
Eugeusis Westwood, 1853
Falsophaeopterus Pic, 1911
Flabellopalpodes Bocakova and Bocak, 2016
Flabellototreta Pic, 1911
Gorhamia Pic, 1911
Harmatelia Walker, 1858
Hydaspoides Bocakova and Janisova, 2013
Hyperstoma Wittmer, 1979
Lamellipalpodes Maulik, 1921
Lamellipalpus Maulik, 1921
Oculogryphus Jeng, Engel & Yang, 2007 (may be placed incertae sedis^[1])
Ototretadrilus Pic, 1921
Picodrilus Wittmer, 1938
Stenocladius Deyrolle & Fairmaire, 1878

Notes and References

Martin . Gavin J . Stanger-Hall . Kathrin F . Branham . Marc A . Da Silveira . Luiz F L . Lower . Sarah E . Hall . David W . Li . Xue-Yan . Lemmon . Alan R . Moriarty Lemmon . Emily . Bybee . Seth M . Jordal . Bjarte . Higher-Level Phylogeny and Reclassification of Lampyridae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) . Insect Systematics and Diversity . Oxford University Press (OUP) . 3 . 6 . 2019-11-01 . 2399-3421 . 10.1093/isd/ixz024 .
Kathrin F. Stanger-Hall, James E. Lloyd & David M. Hillis . 2007 . Phylogeny of North American fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae): implications for the evolution of light signals . . 45 . 1 . 33–49 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.05.013 . 17644427.
https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id517986/ BioLib.cz: subfamily Ototretinae McDermott, 1964 (retrieved 25 June 2020)