Checklist of Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
for Caribbean islands (Caribbean)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 643
11825
35784 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 639
11810
35753 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 614
11665
35378 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 380
9246
28594 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 103
3132
10203 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 96
2877
9260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 23
298
1158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 9
193
851 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms | 27
99 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Caribbean islands
27 Genera with 99 Species
| Alecton Laporte de C..., 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aquatica Fu, Ballanty..., 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aspisoma Laporte, 1898 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Callopisma Thomson, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cheguevaria Kazantsev, 2006 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cratomorphus Motschulsky, 1817 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ellychnia Blanchard, 1845 | Diurnal Fireflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erythrolychnia Motschulsky, 2006 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Erythrolynchia Motschulsky, 2006 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heterophotinus Olivier, 1790 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Jamphotus Barber, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyris Geoffroy, 1881 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lucidota Laporte, 1923 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Luciola Laporte, 1939 | Japanese fireflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lychnacris Motschoulsky, 2006 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Macromantis Saussure, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microdiphot Barber, 1941 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctophila Olivier, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraphotina Giglio-Tos, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Photinus Laporte, 1870 | Rover fireflies | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Photuris Dejean, 1774 | Femme fatale fireflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Presbyolampis Buck, 2006 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyractomena LeConte, 1922 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyractonema LeConte, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyropyga Motschulsky, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Robopus Motschoulsky, 1817 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Rufolychnia Kazantsev, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Caribbean islands
99 Species and 1 Subspecies | Alecton discoidalis Laporte de C..., 1833 | Bent two-whorl buckwheat | | Aquatica lateralis Motschulsky, 1860 | | | Aspisoma ignitum Linnaeus, 1767 | Dixon's Striped Firefly | | Aspisoma insperatum E. Olivier, 1912 | | | Aspisoma maculatum De Geer, 1774 | | | Aspisoma quasidiaphanum Zaragoza, 1995 | | | Aspisoma sexpunctatum Motschulsky, 1854 | | | Aspisoma superciliosum Gorham, 1898 | Mountain spleenwort | | Callopisma rufoviolacea Kazantsev, 2006 | | | Cheguevaria angusta Kazantsev, 2006 | | | Cheguevaria taino Kazantsev, 2006 | | | Cratomorphus dorsalis Gyllenhal, 1817 | | | Erythrolychnia bipartita E. Olivier, 1912 | Common Peafowl | | Erythrolychnia medranoi Kazantsev & ..., 2009 | Green Peafowl | | Erythrolychnia nigriventris (Kazantsev, 2006) | ⇒ Erythrolynchia nigriventris Kazantsev, 2006 | | Erythrolynchia nigriventris Kazantsev, 2006 | | | Erythrolynchia unicolor Kazantsev, 2006 | | | Heterophotinus constanzae (Kazantsev, 2006) | ⇒ Robopus constanzae Kazantsev, 2006 | | Heterophotinus dubiosus Leng & Mutchler, 1922 | Peafowl | | Heterophotinus glaucus G. Olivier, 1790 | | | Heterophotinus nubilus Kazantsev & ..., 2009 | Green Peafowl | | Heterophotinus quadrimaculatus Laporte, 1840 | | | Heterophotinus triangularis E. Olivier, 1912 | Common Peafowl | | Heterophotinus viridicolor (Kazantsev, 2006) | ⇒ Robopus viridicolor Kazantsev, 2006 | | Heterophotinus vittatus G. Olivier, 1790 | | | Jamphotus tuberculatus Barber, 1941 | | | Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767 | Common glow-worm | | Lampyris algerica Ancey, 1870 | Brown Wood Rail | | Lampyris algerica algerica Ancey, 1869 | | | Lampyris caspica (Motschulsky, 1854) | ⇒ Nyctophila caspica Motschulsky, 1854 | | Lampyris turkestanica Heyden, 1881 | Hooded Crane | | Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790 | Black Firefly | | Lucidota fulvotincta Mutchler, 1923 | | | Luciola (Luciola) lateralis (Motschulsky, 1860) | ⇒ Aquatica lateralis Motschulsky, 1860 | | Luciola (Luciola) lusitanica Charpentier, 1825 | | | Luciola (Luciola) pieli Pic, 1939 | | | Lychnacris cienagaensis Kazantsev & ..., 2009 | Green Peafowl | | Lychnacris emarginata Leng & Mutchler, 1922 | Peafowl | | Lychnacris konstantinovi Kazantsev, 2006 | | | Lychnacris neslihanae Kazantsev, 2006 | | | Lychnacris pedernalis Kazantsev, 2006 | | | Macromantis hyalina De Geer, 1773 | | | Microdiphot baorucoensis Kazantsev, 2006 | | | Microdiphot barberi Buck, 1947 | Crested Argus | | Microdiphot cavernarum Barber, 1941 | | | Nyctophila caspica Motschulsky, 1854 | | | Paraphotina reticulata Saussure, 1871 | | | Photinus (Paraphotinus) tuxtlaensis Zaragoza Cab..., 1995 | | | Photinus (Photinus) dugesi Zaragoza Cab..., 1995 | | | Photinus (Photinus) granulatus Fall, 1927 | | | Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767 | Big dipper firefly | | Photinus alticola Barber, 1941 | | | Photinus blackwelderi Barber, 1941 | | | Photinus brunescens Barber, 1941 | | | Photinus chapini Barber, 1941 | | | Photinus discoideus Sahlberg, 1823 | | | Photinus euphotus Barber, 1941 | | | Photinus evanescens Barber, 1941 | | | Photinus flavolimbatus Barber, 1941 | | | Photinus gracilobus Barber, 1941 | | | Photinus harveyi Buck, 1947 | Crested Argus | | Photinus hypoleucus Barber, 1941 | | | Photinus leucopyge Barber, 1941 | | | Photinus littoralis Motschulsky, 1853 | | | Photinus lobatus Barber, 1941 | | | Photinus lucernula Barber, 1941 | | | Photinus lundi Barber, 1941 | | | Photinus melanopyge Barber, 1941 | | | Photinus melanurus Barber, 1941 | | | Photinus naevus Barber, 1941 | | | Photinus nothus Barber, 1941 | | | Photinus pardalis Buck, 1947 | Crested Argus | | Photinus simplex Gorham, 1881 | | | Photinus synchronans Barber, 1941 | | | Photinus vanderberghi Constantin, 2012 | | | Photinus variabilis Barber, 1941 | | | Photinus vitiosus Gemminger, 1870 | Acute blindia moss | | Photuris (Photuris) pennsylvanica De Geer, 1774 | Dot-dash Firefly | | Presbyolampis immigrans Buck, 1947 | Crested Argus | | Presbyolampis vegaensis Kazantsev, 2006 | | | Pyractomena galeata E. Olivier, 1899 | Great Argus | | Pyractomena heterodoxa Leng & Mutchler, 1922 | Peafowl | | Pyropyga alticola Green, 1961 | | | Pyropyga incognita Olivier, 1912 | | | Robopus alius Kazantsev, 2006 | | | Robopus branhami Kazantsev, 2006 | | | Robopus cayeyensis Kazantsev, 2006 | | | Robopus constanzae Kazantsev, 2006 | | | Robopus erythrolytris Kazantsev, 2006 | | | Robopus infernus Olivier, 1912 | Common Peafowl | | Robopus kasikus Kazantsev, 2006 | | | Robopus limpioensis Kazantsev, 2006 | | | Robopus merielae Kazantsev, 2006 | | | Robopus niger Kazantsev, 2006 | | | Robopus nigricollis Kazantsev, 2006 | | | Robopus roseinotatus Kazantsev, 2006 | | | Robopus viridicolor Kazantsev, 2006 | | | Robopus vittatus (Olivier, 1790) | ⇒ Heterophotinus vittatus G. Olivier, 1790 | | Robopus vittiger Gyllenhal, 1817 | | | Rufolychnia borencona Leng & Mutchler, 1922 | Peafowl |
Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in Caribbean islands
 | | Lampyridae (Latreille 1817) |
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