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Checklist of Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
for Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
698
14124
57109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
694
14107
57082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
663
13942
56498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
402
11105
46472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
120
3952
19861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
111
3638
17764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
24
304
1744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
10
177
899
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
21
133
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mexico
21 Genera with 133 Species
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Aspisoma Laporte, 18358SpeciesTaxom
Aspisomoides Zaragoza Cab..., 18802SpeciesTaxom
Bicellonycha Motschulsky, 188613SpeciesTaxom
Cratomorphus Motschulsky, 189510SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1854Diurnal Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lecontea Olivier, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 18815SpeciesTaxom
Lucio Laporte, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Lychnacris Motschoulsky, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Macrolampis Motschoulsky, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Macromantis Saussure, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Microphotus LeConte, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Phaenolis Gorham, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Photinoides McDermott, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1907Rover fireflies63SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1880Femme fatale fireflies7SpeciesTaxom
Pleotomus LeConte, 18664SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 18239SpeciesTaxom
Pyropygodes Zaragoza Cab..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Tenaspis LeConte, 19954SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mexico
133 Species
Aspisoma aegrotum Gorham, 1880
Aspisoma aelianum Gorham, 1884
Aspisoma diaphanum Gorham, 1880
Aspisoma ignitum Linnaeus, 1767Dixon's Striped Firefly
Aspisoma quasidiaphana (Zaragoza Cab..., 1995)⇒ Aspisoma quasidiaphanum Zaragoza, 1995
Aspisoma quasidiaphanum Zaragoza, 1995
Aspisoma trilineata Say, 1835
Aspisomoides bilineatum Gorham, 1880
Aspisomoides costatum Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha albomarginata Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha amoena Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha collaris Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha crassa Gorham, 1884
Bicellonycha cyathigera Gorham, 1881
Bicellonycha discicollis Gorham, 1881
Bicellonycha gorhami Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha limbata Pic, 1924
Bicellonycha lucidicollis Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha mexicana Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha oliveri Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha ornaticollis Blanchard, 1846
Bicellonycha stigmatica E. Olivier, 1886Cranes
Cratomorphus anitae Zaragoza Cab..., 1996
Cratomorphus ayalai Zaragoza Cab..., 1996
Cratomorphus concolor Perty, 1830
Cratomorphus hoffmannae Zaragoza Cab..., 1996
Cratomorphus huautlaensis Zaragoza Cab..., 1996
Cratomorphus picipennis Gorham, 1881
Cratomorphus ramirezi Zaragoza Cab..., 1996
Cratomorphus rodriguezae Zaragoza Cab..., 1996
Cratomorphus signativentris E. Olivier, 1895Guineafowl
Ellychnia californica Motschulsky, 1854California Glowworm
Lucidota bella Gorham, 1880
Lucidota bicellonycha McDermott, 1958Plumed Guineafowl
Lucidota diaphanura Gorham, 1884
Lucidota discolor Gorham, 1881
Macrolampis palaciosi Zaragoza-Cab..., 2012
Macrolampis producta Gorham, 1881
Macromantis hyalina De Geer, 1773
Macromantis nicaraguae (Saussure & Z..., 1894)⇒ Macromantis hyalina De Geer, 1773
Microphotus angustus LeConte, 1874
Microphotus dilatatus LeConte, 1866
Phaenolis alboterminatus Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Phaenolis ustulatus Gorham, 1880
Photinoides mexicanus McDermott, 1963Buttonquail
Photinus (Paraphotinus) anisodrilus Zaragoza Cab..., 2007
Photinus (Paraphotinus) juarezae Caballero, 1996
Photinus (Paraphotinus) tlapacoyanensis Caballero, 1996
Photinus (Paraphotinus) tuxtlaensis Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) aldretei Caballero, 1996
Photinus (Photinus) aliciae Zaragoza Cab..., 2005
Photinus (Photinus) amoenoides Zaragoza Cab..., 2000
Photinus (Photinus) bucaro Zaragoza Cab..., 2005
Photinus (Photinus) chamelensis Zaragoza Cab..., 2005
Photinus (Photinus) chihuahuensis Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) concisus Lloyd, 1968
Photinus (Photinus) consimilis Green, 1956
Photinus (Photinus) cuasicongruus Caballero, 1996
Photinus (Photinus) dugesi Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) furcatus Zaragoza Cab..., 2000
Photinus (Photinus) gorhami Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) greeni Lloyd, 1969
Photinus (Photinus) intermedius Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) kleriocaro Zaragoza Cab..., 2005
Photinus (Photinus) lekoalloios Caballero, 1996
Photinus (Photinus) macdermotti Lloyd, 1966
Photinus (Photinus) mcdermotti Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) moralesae Zaragoza Cab..., 2000
Photinus (Photinus) morelosensis Zaragoza Cab..., 2000
Photinus (Photinus) noguerai Caballero, 1996
Photinus (Photinus) paracongruus Caballero, 1996
Photinus (Photinus) pararuficollis Zaragoza Cab..., 2000
Photinus (Photinus) parvusater Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) perezi Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) perotensis Caballero, 1996
Photinus (Photinus) phalloentis Caballero, 1996
Photinus (Photinus) platyphallos Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767Big dipper firefly
Photinus (Photinus) saniphallos Zaragoza Cab..., 2000
Photinus (Photinus) tenuilineatus Caballero, 1996
Photinus (Photinus) toledoi Zaragoza Cab..., 2000
Photinus (Photinus) xonamancae Caballero, 1996
Photinus advenus E. Olivier, 1907
Photinus attenuatus Gorham, 1881
Photinus cisteilae Zaragoza-Cab..., 2015
Photinus congruus Chevrolat, 1881
Photinus consanguineus LeConte, 1852Consanguineous Firefly
Photinus enyae Zaragoza-Cab..., 2015
Photinus extensus Gorham, 1881
Photinus geovanni Zaragoza-Cab..., 2015
Photinus gliscens Gorham, 1881
Photinus guatemalae Gorham, 1880
Photinus indictus LeConte, 1881Silent Firefly
Photinus lekoallois Zaragoza, 1996
Photinus magdalenae Zaragoza-Cab..., 2015
Photinus martini Zaragoza-Cab..., 2015
Photinus meteoralis Gorham, 1881
Photinus mireyae Zaragoza-Cab..., 2015
Photinus navarretei Zaragoza-Cab..., 2015
Photinus nigridorsis Gorham, 1881
Photinus paulinae Zaragoza-Cab..., 2015
Photinus plumbeus Gorham, 1880
Photinus pulchellus Gorham, 1880
Photinus reichei Gorham, 1881
Photinus ruficollis Gorham, 1880
Photinus sarae Zaragoza-Cab..., 2015
Photinus viridianae Zaragoza-Cab..., 2015
Photinus vulgatus E. Olivier, 1907
Photuris (Photuris) fairchildi Barber, 1951Cape Breton Firefly
Photuris (Photuris) tenuisignathus Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photuris (Photuris) trivittata Lloyd & Ball..., 2003
Photuris fulvipes Blanchard, 1837
Photuris lugubris Gorham, 1881
Photuris mollis (Gorham, 1880)⇒ Photuris frontalis LeConte, 1851
Pleotomus cerinus Caballero, 2002
Pleotomus emmiltos Caballero, 2002
Pleotomus nigripennis LeConte, 1884
Pleotomus pallens LeConte, 1866
Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825Angled Firefly
Pyractomena striatella Gorham, 1880
Pyropyga alticola Green, 1961
Pyropyga chemsaki Zaragoza Cab..., 1993
Pyropyga cordobana Green, 1961
Pyropyga decipiens Harris, 1836Sneaky Elf
Pyropyga exstincta Gorham, 1880
Pyropyga extensa Green, 1961
Pyropyga minuta LeConte, 1851
Pyropyga modesta Green, 1961
Pyropyga nigricans Say, 1823Black-bordered Elf
Pyropygodes huautlae Zaragoza Cab..., 2000
Tenaspis angularis Gorham, 1880
Tenaspis gonzalensis Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Tenaspis gonzalenzis Zaragoza, 1995

Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in Mexico
SubfamilyLampyrinae
Latreille, 1817
15
100
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPhoturinae
Lacordaire, 1857
6
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lampyridae (Latreille 1817)
Lampyridae (Latreille 1817)


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