Checklist of Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
for California (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 659
9208
32201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 654
9191
32178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 627
9068
31883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 410
7324
26647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 119
2319
7573 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 108
2087
6445 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 24
217
694 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 11
115
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms | 12
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for California
12 Genera with 19 Species | Aspisoma Laporte, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachylampis Van Dyke, 1939 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Curtos Motschulsky, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ellychnia Blanchard, 1854 | Diurnal Fireflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lamprohiza Motschulsky, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucidota Laporte, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microphotus LeConte, 1911 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nelsonphotus Cicero, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pleotomus LeConte, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterotus LeConte, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyractomena LeConte, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyropyga Motschulsky, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for California
19 Species | Aspisoma aegrotum Gorham, 1880 | | | Brachylampis blaisdelli Van Dyke, 1939 | | | Brachylampis sanguinicollis Van Dyke, 1939 | | | Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767 | Winter Firefly | | Ellychnia (Ellychnia) flavicollis LeConte, 1868 | | | Ellychnia (Ellychnia) megista Fender, 1970 | | | Ellychnia californica Motschulsky, 1854 | California Glowworm | | Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790 | Black Firefly | | Microphotus angustus LeConte, 1874 | | | Microphotus dilatatus LeConte, 1866 | | | Microphotus octarthrus Fall, 1912 | | | Microphotus pecosensis Fall, 1912 | | | Microphotus robustus E.Olivier, 1911 | | | Nelsonphotus aridus Cicero, 2006 | | | Pleotomus nigripennis LeConte, 1884 | | | Pterotus curticornis Chemsak, 1978 | | | Pterotus obscuripennis LeConte, 1859 | | | Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825 | Angled Firefly | | Pyropyga nigricans Say, 1823 | Black-bordered Elf |
Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in California
 | | Lampyridae (Latreille 1817) |
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