Pyropyga alticola explained

Pyropyga alticola is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found natively in Central America.[1] [2]

Notably, it or a close relative is believed to be the Pyropyga species which was accidentally introduced and became established as an invasive species in the Kantō Plain of Japan.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Green . John Wagener . Revision of the Species of Pyropyga (Lampyridae) . The Coleopterists Bulletin . 1961 . 15 . 3 . 65–74 . 3998941 .
  2. Zaragoza-Caballero . Santiago . López-Pérez . Sara . Vega-Badillo . Viridiana . Domínguez-León . Daniel E. . Rodríguez-Mirón . Geovanni M. . González-Ramírez . Mireya . Gutiérrez-Carranza . Ishwari G. . Cifuentes-Ruiz . Paulina . Zurita-García . Martín L. . Luciérnagas del centro de México (Coleoptera: Lampyridae): descripción de 37 especies nuevas . Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad . Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico . 91 . 2020-02-13 . 2007-8706 . 10.22201/ib.20078706e.2020.91.3104 . free .
  3. Kawashima . Itsuro . External characters of the naturalized species, Pyropyga alticola Green, 1961 (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Lampyrinae: Photinini) settled in the Kantô Plain, central Honshu, Japan. . Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology . 2018 . 24 . 1 . 67–72.

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