Cratomorphini


The Cratomorphini are a tribe of fireflies within the large subfamily Lampyrinae. The genera placed in this tribe often contain well-sized members of their family. The larvae of many species climb trees to feed on snails. This group includes a few "lightning bugs" from North America, such as the genus Pyractomena. Further south in the American tropics, Aspisoma can be found.

Systematics

The group has recently been examined using molecular phylogenetics, using fairly comprehensive sampling.

Genera

Aspisoma Laporte, 1833Aspisomoides Zaragoza-Caballero, 1995Cassidomorphus Motschulsky, 1853Cratomorphus Motschulsky, 1853Micronaspis Green, 1948Paracratomorphus Zaragoza-Caballero, 2013Pyractomena LeConte, 1845