Checklist of Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
for New Guinea (Australasia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 397
4679
21654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 396
4678
21653 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 381
4594
21315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 237
3380
17159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 65
1291
6989 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 61
1054
5492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 12
72
477 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 4
41
173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms | 3
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for New Guinea
3 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for New Guinea
14 Species | Aspisoma nigrum E. Olivier, 1907 | Helmeted Guineafowl | | Medeopteryx corusca Ballantyne, 1987 | Purple Gallinule | | Medeopteryx elucens Ballantyne, 1987 | Purple Gallinule | | Medeopteryx flagrans Ballantyne, 1987 | Purple Gallinule | | Medeopteryx fulminea Ballantyne, 1987 | Purple Gallinule | | Medeopteryx similisantennata Ballantyne, 1987 | Purple Gallinule | | Medeopteryx sublustris Ballantyne, 1987 | Purple Gallinule | | Medeopteryx tarsalis E. Olivier, 1885 | Wild Turkey | | Pteroptyx corusca (Ballantyne, 1987) | ⇒ Medeopteryx corusca Ballantyne, 1987 | | Pteroptyx elucens (Ballantyne, 1987) | ⇒ Medeopteryx elucens Ballantyne, 1987 | | Pteroptyx flagrans (Ballantyne, 1987) | ⇒ Medeopteryx flagrans Ballantyne, 1987 | | Pteroptyx fulminea (Ballantyne, 1987) | ⇒ Medeopteryx fulminea Ballantyne, 1987 | | Pteroptyx similisantennata (Ballantyne, 1987) | ⇒ Medeopteryx similisantennata Ballantyne, 1987 | | Pteroptyx sublustris (Ballantyne, 1987) | ⇒ Medeopteryx sublustris Ballantyne, 1987 |
Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in New Guinea
 | | Lampyridae (Latreille 1817) |
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