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Checklist for Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
and region Distrito Federal (West Central Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
303
2356
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
302
2355
3711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
292
2327
3657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1741
2568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
51
525
754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
48
485
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
12
58
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
30
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Distrito Federal
5 Genera with 8 Species
Lucidota Laporte, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Macrolampis Motschoulsky, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1881Rover fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1881Femme fatale fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 18232SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Distrito Federal
8 Species
Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790Black Firefly
Macrolampis producta Gorham, 1881
Photinus (Photinus) dugesi Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) greeni Lloyd, 1969
Photinus extensus Gorham, 1881
Photuris lugubris Gorham, 1881
Pyropyga extensa Green, 1961
Pyropyga nigricans Say, 1823Black-bordered Elf

Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in Distrito Federal
SubfamilyLampyrinae
Latreille, 1817
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhoturinae
Lacordaire, 1857
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lampyridae (Latreille 1817)
Lampyridae (Latreille 1817)


Links, sources and further information
Lampyridae at artfakta.se
Lampyridae at dyntaxa.se
Lampyridae at gbif.org
Lampyridae at irmng.org
Lampyridae at itis.gov
Lampyridae at marinespecies.org