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
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