Cheguevaria is a genus of fireflies (family Lampyridae), and the sole member of the subfamily Cheguevariinae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lampyridae |
| Subfamily: | Cheguevariinae |
| Genus: | Cheguevaria Kazantsev, 2006 |
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Distribution
editCheguevaria are found in the Caribbean.
Systematics and nomenclature
editThe genus Cheguevaria is of uncertain relationships, though possibly related to Amydetinae, and has been given placement as the sole member of its own subfamily, after previously being considered as incertae sedis within the Lampyridae.[2] The genus name is in homage to Marxist revolutionary leader Che Guevara.[1]
Species
edit- Cheguevaria angusta Kazantsev, 2006 from the Dominican Republic
- Cheguevaria taino Kazantsev, 2006 from Puerto Rico
- Cheguevaria montana Kazantsev, 2008 from Puerto Rico
References
edit- ^ a b Kazantsev, Sergey V. (2006). "New firefly taxa from Hispaniola and Puerto Rico (Coleoptera: Lampyridae), with notes on biogeography". Russian Entomol. J. 15 (4): 367–392.
- ^ Ferreira, Vinicius S; Keller, Oliver; Branham, Marc A; Ivie, Michael A (2019). "Molecular data support the placement of the enigmatic Cheguevaria as a subfamily of Lampyridae (Insecta: Coleoptera)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 187 (4). Oxford University Press (OUP): 1253–1258. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz073. ISSN 0024-4082.
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