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Checklist for Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
and region Nova Scotia (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
483
4679
10528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
481
4675
10525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
458
4577
10265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
328
3935
9011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
94
1200
2949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
87
1061
2350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
17
131
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
84
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
7
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nova Scotia
7 Genera with 15 Species
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1852Diurnal Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Phosphaenus Laporte, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1851Rover fireflies5SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1951Femme fatale fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 18454SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 18361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nova Scotia
15 Species
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) lacustris (LeConte, 1852)⇒ Ellychnia corrusca Linnaeus, 1767
Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790Black Firefly
Phosphaenus hemipterus Goeze, 1777Lesser glow worm
Photinus (Photinus) aquilonius Lloyd, 1969
Photinus (Photinus) ardens LeConte, 1851
Photinus (Photinus) ignitus Fall, 1927Delayed Photinus Firefly
Photinus consanguineus LeConte, 1852Consanguineous Firefly
Photinus obscurellus LeConte, 1851
Photuris (Photuris) fairchildi Barber, 1951Cape Breton Firefly
Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825Angled Firefly
Pyractomena borealis Randall, 1828Northern Firefly
Pyractomena linearis LeConte, 1852
Pyractomena lucifera Melsheimer, 1845Coulter's wild cabbage
Pyropyga decipiens Harris, 1836Sneaky Elf

Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in Nova Scotia
SubfamilyLampyrinae
Latreille, 1817
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhoturinae
Lacordaire, 1857
2
2
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