Psilocladus

Psilocladus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Lampyridae
Subfamily: Psilocladinae
McDermott, 1964
Genus: Psilocladus
Blanchard in Brullé, 1845

Psilocladus is the only genus of the Psilocladinae subfamily of fireflies.[1] Species in this genus are found primarily in South America and Japan.[2]

It contains 45 species:[1]

  • P. albomarginatus Pic, 1937
  • P. apicalis Kirsch, 1865
  • P. atricornis Pic, 1925
  • P. atromaculatus Pic, 1930
  • P. aztecus Gutiérrez-Carranza, Zaragoza-Caballero and Keller, 2025
  • P. basalis Pic, 1925
  • P. bicoloripes Pic, 1930
  • P. blanchardi E. Olivier, 1909
  • P. bogotensis Pic, 1911
  • P. boliviensis Pic, 1930
  • P. breveramulosus Pic, 1937
  • P. calvus Kirsch, 1870
  • P. cancinoi Gutiérrez-Carranza, Zaragoza-Caballero and Keller, 2025
  • P. capillatus E. Olivier, 1888
  • P. claveri Pic, 1925
  • P. costae Vaz, Silveira and Rosa, 2020
  • P. fasciatus Pic, 1927
  • P. formosus E. Olivier, 1885
  • P. grandis E. Olivier, 1888
  • P. guerini E. Olivier, 1885
  • P. guyanensis Pic, 1927
  • P. haemorrhoidalis E. Olivier, 1909
  • P. impexus E. Olivier in Wytsman, 1907
  • P. inauditus E. Olivier, 1885
  • P. lemoulti Pic, 1937
  • P. lineolatus E. Olivier, 1885
  • P. marginatus Lewis, 1895
  • P. marginellus E. Olivier, 1888
  • P. melas E. Olivier, 1885
  • P. miltoderus Blanchard in Brullé, 1845
  • P. minutus Pic, 1937
  • P. nebulosus E. Olivier, 1885
  • P. nevermanni Pic, 1937
  • P. noveloi Gutiérrez-Carranza, Zaragoza-Caballero and Keller, 2025
  • P. peruvianus (Kirsch, 1873)
  • P. pici E. Olivier in Wytsman, 1907
  • P. pulcher E. Olivier, 1885
  • P. scutellaris Gorham, 1881
  • P. setosus E. Olivier in Wytsman, 1907
  • P. sigillatus E. Olivier, 1907
  • P. silphoides Gorham, 1880
  • P. stolatus Gorham, 1881
  • P. suppletus E. Olivier, 1909
  • P. suturalis E. Olivier, 1885
  • P. testaceus Pic, 1925

References

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  1. ^ a b "Psilocladus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  2. ^ "Psilocladus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2025-12-23.