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Paraphotinus
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Paraphotinus

Paraphotinus is a genus of Central American fireflies (first described as a subgenus), distinguished from the closely related Photinus by the presence of ventral branches in their aedeagal parameres. It was recently elevated to genus level.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Paraphotinus tuxtlaensis

speciesParaphotinus tuxtlaensis

Paraphotinus aulophallus

speciesParaphotinus aulophallus

Paraphotinus furcatus

speciesParaphotinus furcatus

Paraphotinus tlapacoyaensis

speciesParaphotinus tlapacoyaensis

Paraphotinus victori

speciesParaphotinus victori

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Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1173604.