Photinini (Lampyridae)

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Elateriformia
Superfamilia: Elateroidea

Familia: Lampyridae
Subfamilia: Lampyrinae
Tribus: Photinini
Genera: Costalampys – Ellychnia – Lamprohiza – Lucidota – Phausis – Phosphaenopterus – Phosphaenus – Photinus – Pyractonema – Pyropyga – Uanauna – Ybytyramoan
Incertae sedis: Lucidina – Lamprigera
Name

Photinini LeConte, 1881
References
Primary references
Additional references

Campello-Gonçalves, L., Souto, P.M., Mermudes, J.R.M. & Silveira, L.F.L. 2019. Uanauna gen. nov., a new genus of fireflies endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic forest (Coleoptera: Lampyridae), with key to brazilian genera of Lucidotina. Zootaxa 4585(1): 59–72. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4585.1.4. Paywall. Reference page. 
Silveira, L.F.L. & Mermudes, J.R.M. 2014. Ybytyramoan, a new genus of fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae, Lampyrinae, Photinini) endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 3835(3): 325–337. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3835.3.2 Reference page. 

The Photinini are a large tribe of fireflies in the subfamily Lampyrinae. Photinus pyralis is famous in biotechnology for its luciferase gene. This is sometimes employed as a marker gene; genetically modified organisms which contain it start to glow like the firefly when brought in contact with a luciferin-containing medium. Firefly luciferases differ slightly between taxa, resulting in differently colored light and other properties, and in most cases where "firefly luciferase" is used in some application or study, it is the specific luciferase of P. pyralis.
Systematics

The group has recently been examined using molecular phylogenetics, using fairly comprehensive sampling.[1]
Genera

Ankonophallus Zaragoza-Caballero & Navarrete-Heredia, 2014
Aorphallus Zaragoza-Caballero & Gutierrez-Carranza, 2018
Callopisma Motschulsky, 1853
Calotrechelum Pic, 1930
Dadophora Olivier, 1907
Dilychnia Motschulsky, 1853
Ellychnia LeConte, 1851
Erythrolychnia Motschulsky, 1853
Heterophotinus Olivier, 1894
Jamphotus Barber, 1941
Lucidina Gorham, 1883
Lucidota Laporte, 1833
Lucidotopsis McDermott, 1960
Luciuranus Silveira, Khattar & Mermudes, 2016
Macrolampis Motschulsky, 1853
Microdiphot Barber, 1941
Mimophotinus Pic, 1935
Oliviereus Pic, 1930
Phosphaenopterus Schaufuss, 1870
Phosphaenus Fourcroy, 1785
Photinoides McDermott, 1963
Photinus Laporte, 1833 – rover fireflies (possibly paraphyletic)
Platylampis Motschulsky, 1853
Pseudolychnuris Motschulsky, 1853
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 1852
Pyropygodes Zaragoza-Caballero, 2000
Robopus Motschulsky, 1853
Rufolychnia Kazantsev, 2006
Uanauna Campello-Gonçalves, Souto, Mermudes & Silviera, 2019
Ybytyramoan Silveira & Mermudes, 2014

References

Martin, Gavin J.; Stanger-Hall, Kathrin F.; Branham, Marc A.; et al. (1 November 2019). Jordal, Bjarte (ed.). "Higher-Level Phylogeny and Reclassification of Lampyridae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea)". Insect Systematics and Diversity. Oxford University Press ). 3 (6). doi:10.1093/isd/ixz024.