Checklist for Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 591
9292
32656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 588
9284
32647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 562
9130
32273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 355
7129
27028 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 95
2745
10643 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 88
2409
8956 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 16
179
627 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 6
116
461 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms | 12
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Melanesia
12 Genera with 13 Species | Atyphella A. S. Olliff, 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Australoluciola Ballantyne, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Convexa Ballantyne, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyris Geoffroy, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Luciola Laporte, 0 | Japanese fireflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Medeopteryx Ballantyne, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micronaspis Green, 1948 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Missimia Ballantyne, 2009 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Photinus Laporte, 1940 | Rover fireflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pleotomodes Green, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pteroptyx Olivier, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyractomena LeConte, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Melanesia
13 Species | Atyphella aphrogeneia Ballantyne, 1979 | | | Australoluciola aspera E. Olivier, 1910 | Sumba Buttonquail | | Convexa wolfi E. Olivier, 1910 | Sumba Buttonquail | | Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767 | Common glow-worm | | Luciola (Luciola) aphrogeneia (Ballantyne &..., 1979) | ⇒ Atyphella aphrogeneia Ballantyne, 1979 | | Luciola (Luciola) unmunsana Doi, 1931 | Plain-flanked Rail | | Luciola abboti | | | Medeopteryx effulgens Ballantyne, 1987 | Purple Gallinule | | Micronaspis floridana Green, 1948 | Florida Intertidal Firefly | | Photinus calisius Pic, 1940 | Hoatzin | | Pleotomodes knulli Green, 1949 | | | Pteroptyx effulgens (Ballantyne, 1987) | ⇒ Medeopteryx effulgens Ballantyne, 1987 | | Pyractomena ecostata LeConte, 1878 | Keel-necked Firefly |
Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in Melanesia
 | | 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
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