Checklist of Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
for Kentucky (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 418
3118
6632 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 416
3114
6629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 397
3039
6481 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 283
2574
5545 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 87
822
1403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 80
711
1112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 17
84
133 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 8
49
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms | 8
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kentucky
8 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Kentucky
14 Species | Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767 | Winter Firefly | | Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790 | Black Firefly | | Photinus (Photinus) ardens LeConte, 1851 | | | Photinus (Photinus) brimleyi Green, 1956 | | | Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767 | Big dipper firefly | | Photinus cookii Green, 1956 | | | Photuris (Photuris) frontalis LeConte, 1851 | Snappy Single Sync | | Photuris pensylvanica De Geer, 1774 | Dot-dash Firefly | | Pleotomus davisii LeConte, 1881 | | | Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825 | Angled Firefly | | Pyractomena borealis Randall, 1828 | Northern Firefly | | Pyractomena lucifera Melsheimer, 1845 | Coulter's wild cabbage | | Pyropyga decipiens Harris, 1836 | Sneaky Elf | | Pyropyga nigricans Say, 1823 | Black-bordered Elf |
Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in Kentucky
 | | Lampyridae (Latreille 1817) |
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