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Checklist for Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
and region East Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
836
13899
51626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
832
13882
51607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
786
13663
51105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
477
10650
43515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
126
3632
16165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
110
3187
13997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
20
269
1793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
123
522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
11
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Australia
11 Genera with 26 Species
Aspisoma Laporte, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Atyphella A. S. Olliff, 200015SpeciesTaxom
Australoluciola Ballantyne, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Luciola Laporte, 2000Japanese fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Medeopteryx Ballantyne, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1940Rover fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1951Femme fatale fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pyractonema LeConte, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophanes Olivier, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Australia
26 Species
Aspisoma nigrum E. Olivier, 1907Helmeted Guineafowl
Atyphella atra Lea, 1921Austral Rail
Atyphella brevis Lea, 1909
Atyphella conspicua Ballantyne, 2000Black Rails
Atyphella ellioti Ballantyne, 2000Black Rails
Atyphella flammans Olliff, 1890
Atyphella flammulans Ballantyne, 2000Black Rails
Atyphella immaculata Ballantyne, 2000Black Rails
Atyphella inconspicua Lea, 1921Virginia Rail
Atyphella lewisi Ballantyne, 2000Black Rails
Atyphella lychnus Olliff, 1890Blue Mountains firefly
Atyphella majuscula Lea, 1915
Atyphella monteithi Ballantyne, 2000Black Rails
Atyphella olivieri Lea, 1915
Atyphella scintillans Olliff, 1890
Atyphella similis Ballantyne, 2000Black Rails
Australoluciola flavicollis MacLeay, 1872Gallinules
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Luciola (Luciola) flavicollis (MacLeay, 1872)⇒ Australoluciola flavicollis MacLeay, 1872
Luciola (Luciola) orapallida Ballantyne, 2000
Medeopteryx platygaster Lea, 1909
Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767Big dipper firefly
Photinus calisius Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photuris (Photuris) cinctipennis Barber, 1951Belted Firefly
Pyrophanes beccarii Olivier, 1885
Pyropyga nigricans Say, 1823Black-bordered Elf

Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in East Australia
SubfamilyLampyrinae
Latreille, 1817
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLuciolinae
Lacordaire, 1857
5
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhoturinae
Lacordaire, 1857
3
2
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