Checklist of Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
for Great Britain (United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 840
11389
39707 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 837
11379
39691 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 766
11131
39156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 470
9173
34578 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 124
2723
8635 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 109
2386
7244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 24
234
683 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 8
122
293 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms | 11
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Great Britain
11 Genera with 19 Species | Asymmetricata Ballantyne, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ellychnia Blanchard, 1767 | Diurnal Fireflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lamprohiza Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyris Geoffroy, 1817 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lucidota Laporte, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phausis Motschulsky/..., 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phosphaenus Laporte, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Photinus Laporte, 1852 | Rover fireflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Photuris Dejean, 1951 | Femme fatale fireflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyractomena LeConte, 1845 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Robopus Motschoulsky, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Great Britain
19 Species | Asymmetricata circumdata Motschulsky, 1854 | | | Ellychnia (Ellychnia) autumnalis (Melsheimer, 1852) | ⇒ Ellychnia corrusca Linnaeus, 1767 | | Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767 | Winter Firefly | | Lamprohiza splendidula (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Phausis splendidula Linnaeus, 1767 | | Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767 | Common glow-worm | | Lampyris conspicua Gyllenhal, 1817 | | | Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790 | Black Firefly | | Phausis splendidula Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Phosphaenus hemipterus Goeze, 1777 | Lesser glow worm | | Photinus (Photinus) ardens LeConte, 1851 | | | Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767 | Big dipper firefly | | Photinus consanguineus LeConte, 1852 | Consanguineous Firefly | | Photuris (Photuris) cinctipennis Barber, 1951 | Belted Firefly | | Photuris salina Barber, 1951 | Salt Marsh Firefly | | Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825 | Angled Firefly | | Pyractomena angustata LeConte, 1851 | | | Pyractomena borealis Randall, 1828 | Northern Firefly | | Pyractomena dispersa Green, 1957 | Long-range Firefly | | Pyractomena lucifera Melsheimer, 1845 | Coulter's wild cabbage |
Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in Great Britain
 | | Lampyridae (Latreille 1817) |
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