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Checklist of Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
for Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
757
16427
71364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
754
16419
71346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
701
16115
70281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
412
12497
58257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
117
5051
26269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
106
4694
23818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
23
317
1556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
9
197
935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
24
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
24 Genera with 55 Species
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Amydetes Hoffmansegg, 20143SpeciesTaxom
Araucariocladus Silveira and..., 20172SpeciesTaxom
Aspisoma Laporte, 18173SpeciesTaxom
Bicellonycha Motschulsky, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Cardioptera Burmeister, 19316SpeciesTaxom
Cratomorphus Motschulsky, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Hicetia Saussure & Z..., 18942SpeciesTaxom
Lloydiella Ballantyne, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Lucio Laporte, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Luciola Laporte, 1885Japanese fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Luciuranus Silveira Kha..., 20184SpeciesTaxom
Macrolampis Motschoulsky, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Macromantis Saussure, 18133SpeciesTaxom
Metriomantis Saussure & Z..., 19155SpeciesTaxom
Microphotina Beier, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Orthoderella Giglio-Tos, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Paraphotina Giglio-Tos, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Photina Burmeister, 18425SpeciesTaxom
Photinella Giglio-Tos, 19686SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1837Femme fatale fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrogaster Motschoulsky, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Sclerotia Ballantyne, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Uanauna Campello-Gon..., 20191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
55 Species
Amydetes luzecu Da Silveira ..., 2014Spotted Rails
Amydetes marajoara Da Silveira ..., 2014Spotted Rails
Amydetes vagalume Da Silveira ..., 2014Spotted Rails
Araucariocladus amfractus Nunes, Souto..., 2019
Araucariocladus hiems Silveira and..., 2017
Aspisoma diaphanum Gorham, 1880
Aspisoma lineatum Gyllenhal, 1817
Bicellonycha brasiliana Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha catharina Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha championi Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha lividipennis Motschulsky, 1854
Cardioptera brachyptera Burmeister, 1838
Cardioptera minor Rehn, 1916
Cardioptera nigridens Werner, 1926
Cardioptera parva Beier, 1942
Cardioptera squalodon Werner, 1932
Cardioptera viridipennis Beier, 1931
Cratomorphus distinctus E. Olivier, 1895Guineafowl
Hicetia breviceps Stål, 1877
Hicetia goeldiana Saussure & Z..., 1894
Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790Black Firefly
Lucidota bicellonycha McDermott, 1958Plumed Guineafowl
Lucio castelnaui Kirsch, 1865Turkeys
Luciola tenuicornis E. Olivier, 1885
Luciuranus carioca Silveira, So..., 2018
Luciuranus desideratus Silveira, So..., 2018
Luciuranus magnoculus Silveira, So..., 2018
Luciuranus takiyae Silveira, So..., 2018
Macrolampis mixticollis E. Olivier, 1907
Macrolampis omissa E. Olivier, 1885
Macromantis hyalina De Geer, 1773
Macromantis ovalifolia (Stoll, 1813)⇒ Macromantis hyalina De Geer, 1773
Metriomantis cupido Saussure, 1869
Metriomantis ovata Saussure & Z..., 1894
Metriomantis paraensis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Metriomantis pilosella Giglio-Tos, 1915
Microphotina vitripennis Saussure, 1872
Orthoderella major Toledo Piza, 1961
Orthoderella ornata Giglio-Tos, 1897
Paraphotina caatingaensis Menezes & Bravo, 2013
Paraphotina reticulata Saussure, 1871
Photina amplipennis Stål, 1877
Photina gracilis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Photina laevis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Photina reticulata Burmeister, 1838
Photina vitrea De Haan, 1842
Photinella biramosa Saussure & Z..., 1894
Photinella brevis Rehn, 1907
Photinella magna Giglio-Tos, 1915
Photinella media Giglio-Tos, 1915
Photinella silvai Toledo Piza, 1968
Photuris fulvipes Blanchard, 1837
Pyrogaster pictus Ernst, 1886
Pyrogaster telephorinus Perty, 1833
Uanauna angaporan Campello-Gon..., 2019

Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyAmydetinae
E. Olivier in Wytsman, 1907
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLampyrinae
Latreille, 1817
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLuciolinae
Lacordaire, 1857
3
1
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPhoturinae
Lacordaire, 1857
13
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lampyridae (Latreille 1817)
Lampyridae (Latreille 1817)


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