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Checklist of Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
for Argentina (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
714
9171
23380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
712
9166
23374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
665
9005
23051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
7176
19303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
118
2961
8073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
108
2689
7106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
21
237
621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
8
144
446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
14
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Argentina
8 Genera with 25 Species
Aspisoma Laporte, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Cardioptera Burmeister, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Orthoderella Giglio-Tos, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1833Femme fatale fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pyractonema LeConte, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Roleta McDermott, 19292SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Argentina
25 Species
Aspisoma diaphanum Gorham, 1880
Aspisoma sticticum (Gemminger, 1870)⇒ Aspisoma sexpunctatum Motschulsky, 1854
Cardioptera brachyptera Burmeister, 1838
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Lampyris costalis (Motschulsky, 1854)⇒ Lampyris orientalis Faldermann, 1835
Lampyris orientalis Faldermann, 1835
Orthoderella ornata Giglio-Tos, 1897
Pyropyga australis Green, 1961
Pyropyga saltensis Green, 1961
Roleta coracina (McDermott, 1962)⇒ Roleta notaticollis Pic, 1929
Roleta notaticollis Pic, 1929

Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in Argentina
SubfamilyLampyrinae
Latreille, 1817
8
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPhoturinae
Lacordaire, 1857
5
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lampyridae (Latreille 1817)
Lampyridae (Latreille 1817)


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