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.
Species list Paraphotinus aulophallus Zaragoza-Caballero y Gutiérrez-Carranza, 2018 Paraphotinus furcatus Zaragoza-Caballero, 2000 Paraphotinus tlapacoyaensis Zaragoza-Caballero, 1996 Paraphotinus tuxtlaensis Zaragoza-Caballero, 1995 Paraphotinus victori Zaragoza-Caballero, 2020
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