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Checklist for Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
and region Nicaragua (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
424
4260
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
423
4259
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
403
4172
7847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3357
6494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
88
1703
3433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
82
1571
3158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
20
147
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
9
95
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nicaragua
9 Genera with 14 Species
Aspisoma Laporte, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Aspisomoides Zaragoza Cab..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Bicellonycha Motschulsky, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Cratomorphus Motschulsky, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Macromantis Saussure, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Phaenolis Gorham, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1907Rover fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1833
Femme fatale fireflies0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicaragua
14 Species
Aspisoma aegrotum Gorham, 1880
Aspisoma diaphanum Gorham, 1880
Aspisoma trilineata Say, 1835
Aspisomoides costatum Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha amoena Gorham, 1880
Cratomorphus signativentris E. Olivier, 1895Guineafowl
Lucidota bella Gorham, 1880
Lucidota discolor Gorham, 1881
Macromantis hyalina De Geer, 1773
Macromantis nicaraguae (Saussure & Z..., 1894)⇒ Macromantis hyalina De Geer, 1773
Phaenolis ochracea Gorham, 1880
Phaenolis ustulatus Gorham, 1880
Photinus pulchellus Gorham, 1880
Photinus vulgatus E. Olivier, 1907

Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in Nicaragua
SubfamilyLampyrinae
Latreille, 1817
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhoturinae
Lacordaire, 1857
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lampyridae (Latreille 1817)
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