Resumen

ZARAGOZA-CABALLERO, Santiago et al. Fireflies of the Gulf-Caribbean region of Mexico and description of 16 new species. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2024, vol.95, e955476.  Epub 11-Ago-2025. ISSN 2007-8706.  https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2024.95.5476.

The fireflies occurring in Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo, Mexico are documented, which is designated Gulf-Caribbean region. The diagnoses of the species that occur in this region, and not presented in previous works, are provided, as well as a taxonomic key for subfamilies, tribes, and genera. A new species of Magnoculus McDermott and 15 new species of Photinus Laporte are described, increasing the number of firefly species in Mexico to 301. The dorsal and ventral views and the male genitalia of the new species are illustrated. For the species already described, but not addressed in previous works, photographs of their dorsal and ventral habitus are shown. New state records for Photinus anagabrielae Zaragoza-Caballero and Gutiérrez-Carranza, and P. hymenodrilus Zaragoza-Caballero and Gutiérrez-Carranza are provided. In addition, the following nomenclatural changes are proposed: Photinus albolimbatus Gemminger, 1870, comb. rest. = P. ivanovitschi Zaragoza-Caballero, Zurita-García y Ramírez-Ponce, 2023, syn. nov.

Palabras llave : Amydetinae; Coleoptera; Lampyridae; Magnoculus; New records; Veracruz.

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