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Checklist of Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
for Central Mexico (Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
4756
10201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
457
4755
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
436
4671
9982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
280
3692
8050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
84
1305
3371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
76
1147
2928
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
14
107
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
50
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
14
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Mexico
14 Genera with 44 Species
Aspisoma Laporte, 18355SpeciesTaxom
Aspisomoides Zaragoza Cab..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Bicellonycha Motschulsky, 18806SpeciesTaxom
Cratomorphus Motschulsky, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Lecontea Olivier, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Macrolampis Motschoulsky, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Phaenolis Gorham, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1907Rover fireflies16SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1881Femme fatale fireflies4SpeciesTaxom
Pleotomus LeConte, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 18236SpeciesTaxom
Pyropygodes Zaragoza Cab..., 20001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Mexico
44 Species
Aspisoma aegrotum Gorham, 1880
Aspisoma aelianum Gorham, 1884
Aspisoma ignitum Linnaeus, 1767Dixon's Striped Firefly
Aspisoma trilineata Say, 1835
Aspisomoides bilineatum Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha amoena Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha cyathigera Gorham, 1881
Bicellonycha discicollis Gorham, 1881
Bicellonycha gorhami Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha limbata Pic, 1924
Bicellonycha mexicana Gorham, 1880
Cratomorphus concolor Perty, 1830
Cratomorphus huautlaensis Zaragoza Cab..., 1996
Cratomorphus signativentris E. Olivier, 1895Guineafowl
Phaenolis alboterminatus Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Paraphotinus) tuxtlaensis Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) amoenoides Zaragoza Cab..., 2000
Photinus (Photinus) dugesi Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) furcatus Zaragoza Cab..., 2000
Photinus (Photinus) intermedius Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) moralesae Zaragoza Cab..., 2000
Photinus (Photinus) morelosensis Zaragoza Cab..., 2000
Photinus (Photinus) pararuficollis Zaragoza Cab..., 2000
Photinus (Photinus) parvusater Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767Big dipper firefly
Photinus (Photinus) saniphallos Zaragoza Cab..., 2000
Photinus (Photinus) toledoi Zaragoza Cab..., 2000
Photinus advenus E. Olivier, 1907
Photinus extensus Gorham, 1881
Photinus ruficollis Gorham, 1880
Photinus vulgatus E. Olivier, 1907
Photuris (Photuris) tenuisignathus Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photuris fulvipes Blanchard, 1837
Photuris lugubris Gorham, 1881
Pleotomus cerinus Caballero, 2002
Pleotomus pallens LeConte, 1866
Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825Angled Firefly
Pyropyga alticola Green, 1961
Pyropyga chemsaki Zaragoza Cab..., 1993
Pyropyga extensa Green, 1961
Pyropyga minuta LeConte, 1851
Pyropyga modesta Green, 1961
Pyropyga nigricans Say, 1823Black-bordered Elf
Pyropygodes huautlae Zaragoza Cab..., 2000

Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in Central Mexico
SubfamilyLampyrinae
Latreille, 1817
10
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPhoturinae
Lacordaire, 1857
4
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lampyridae (Latreille 1817)
Lampyridae (Latreille 1817)


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