''Cheguevaria'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of fireflies (family

Lampyridae The Lampyridae are a family (biology), family of Elateroidea, elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are bioluminescence, light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, ...

), and the sole member of the

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

Cheguevariinae.

Distribution

''Cheguevaria'' are found in the

Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...

Systematics and nomenclature

The 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. The genus name is in homage to Marxist revolutionary leader

Che Guevara Ernesto Che Guevara (; 14 June 1928The date of birth recorded on /upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Ernesto_Guevara_Acta_de_Nacimiento.jpg his birth certificatewas 14 June 1928, although one tertiary source, (Julia Constenla, quoted ...

Species

* ''

Cheguevaria angusta ''Cheguevaria'' is a genus of fireflies (family Lampyridae), and the sole member of the subfamily Cheguevariinae. Distribution ''Cheguevaria'' are found in the Caribbean. Systematics and nomenclature The genus ''Cheguevaria'' is of uncertain re ...

'' Kazantsev, 2006 from the Dominican Republic * ''

Cheguevaria taino ''Cheguevaria'' is a genus of fireflies (family Lampyridae), and the sole member of the subfamily Cheguevariinae. Distribution ''Cheguevaria'' are found in the Caribbean. Systematics and nomenclature The genus ''Cheguevaria'' is of uncertain re ...

'' Kazantsev, 2006 from Puerto Rico * '' Cheguevaria montana'' Kazantsev, 2008 from Puerto Rico

References

Lampyridae Lampyridae genera {{firefly-stub