Checklist of Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
for India (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 701
14106
56149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 697
14097
56137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 660
13851
55355 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 419
10816
46887 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 118
3702
17393 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 110
3230
14476 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 23
285
1178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 9
192
889 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms | 12
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for India
12 Genera with 20 Species | Abscondita Ballantyne, ..., 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asymmetricata Ballantyne, 1831 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Baolacus Pic, 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphonocerus Kiesenwetter, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ellychnia Blanchard, 1767 | Diurnal Fireflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyris Geoffroy, 1854 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyroidea Costa, 1907 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Luciola Laporte, 1947 | Japanese fireflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctophila Olivier, 1982 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Photinus Laporte, 1767 | Rover fireflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pygoluciola Wittmer, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sclerotia Ballantyne, 2007 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for India
20 Species and 5 Subspecies | Abscondita perplexa Walker, 1858 | | | Asymmetricata ovalis Hope, 1831 | | | Baolacus assamensis Wittmer, 1979 | | | Cyphonocerus harmandi Olivier, 1903 | | | Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767 | Winter Firefly | | Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767 | Common glow-worm | | Lampyris caspica (Motschulsky, 1854) | ⇒ Nyctophila caspica Motschulsky, 1854 | | Lampyroidea antennalis Geisthardt, 1988 | Red-fronted Coot | | Lampyroidea maculata Geisthardt, 2004 | Baillon's Crake | | Lampyroidea persica E. Olivier, 1907 | Helmeted Guineafowl | | Luciola (Luciola) substriata Gorham, 1880 | | | Luciola aurantiaca Pic, 1927 | | | Luciola horni Bourgeois, 1905 | | | Luciola tincticollis Gorham, 1895 | | | Luciola trivandrensis Raj, 1947 | | | Nyctophila caspica Motschulsky, 1854 | | | Nyctophila caucasica caucasica Motschulsky, 1854 | | | Nyctophila caucasica insignis Geisthardt, 1988 | | | Nyctophila caucasica morgani E. Olivier, 1907 | | | Nyctophila caucasica nigrita Geisthardt, 1982 | | | Nyctophila caucasica scutata Geisthardt, 1983 | | | Nyctophila pseudocaucasica Geisthardt, 1982 | Lesser Moorhen | | Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767 | Big dipper firefly | | Sclerotia aquatilis Thancharoen, 2007 | |
Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in India
 | | Lampyridae (Latreille 1817) |
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