Genus Pyrophanes Olivier, 1885

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Genus Pyrophanes Olivier, 1885

Pyrophanes Olivier, E. 1885. Catalogue des Lampyrides faisant partie des collections du Musée Civique de Gênes. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova 2a 2: 333-374 [368].
Type species:
Pyrophanes similis Olivier, 1885 by subsequent designation, see McDermott, F.A. 1964. The taxonomy of the Lampyridae (Coleoptera). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 90: 1-72 [Date published 27 March 1964] [46].

Distribution

States

Queensland

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
Indonesia
- Irian Jaya

Oriental Region

Andaman Islands
Indonesia
- Sulawesi (Celebes)
Philippines

Diagnosis References

Ballantyne, L.A., Lambkin, C.L., Ho, J.-Z., Jusoh, W.F.A., Nada, B., Nak-Eiam, S., Thancharoen, A., Wattanachaiyingcharoen, W. & Yiu, V. 2019. The Luciolinae of S. E. Asia and the Australopacific region: a revisionary checklist (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) including description of three new genera and 13 new species. Zootaxa 4687(1): 1-174 [143-144] (additional notes)

General References

Ballantyne, L., Lambkin, C.L., Boontop, Y. & Jusoh, W.F.A. 2015. Revisional studies on the Luciolinae (Coleoptera: Lampyridae): 1. The firefly genus Pyrophanes Olivier with two new species. 2. Four new species of Pteroptyx Olivier. 3. Inflata gen. nov. Boontop, with redescription of Luciola indica (Motsch.) as Inflata indica comb. nov. Zootaxa 3959(1): 1-84 [14-19] (redescription and key to species)

McDermott, F.A. 1966. Lampyridae. pp. 1-149 in Steel, W.O. (ed.). Coleopterorum Catalogus Supplementa. Gravenhage : W. Junk Vol. 9 149 pp. [Date published 26 April 1966] [116] (world distribution)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
21-Jun-2013		21-Jun-2013	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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