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Pleotomus nigripennis
Pleotomus nigripennis is a species of firefly in the family Lampyridae, first described by LeConte in 1885. It belongs to the tribe Pleotomini within the subfamily Lampyrinae. The species has been documented from multiple locations in North America, with a first state record from Utah reported in 2022. As a member of the Lampyridae, it possesses the bioluminescent capabilities characteristic of fireflies, though specific details about its light-producing behavior remain undocumented in available sources.