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Checklist for Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2671
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2670
5037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2630
4959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1988
3673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
57
578
1006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
516
877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
9
53
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
6
37
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
10
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puerto Rico
10 Genera with 14 Species
Aspisoma Laporte, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cheguevaria Kazantsev, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Erythrolychnia Motschulsky, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Heterophotinus Olivier, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Lychnacris Motschoulsky, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1881Rover fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Pyractonema LeConte, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Robopus Motschoulsky, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Rufolychnia Kazantsev, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
14 Species
Aspisoma ignitum Linnaeus, 1767Dixon's Striped Firefly
Cheguevaria taino Kazantsev, 2006
Erythrolychnia bipartita E. Olivier, 1912Common Peafowl
Heterophotinus dubiosus Leng & Mutchler, 1922Peafowl
Heterophotinus triangularis E. Olivier, 1912Common Peafowl
Heterophotinus vittatus G. Olivier, 1790
Lychnacris emarginata Leng & Mutchler, 1922Peafowl
Photinus simplex Gorham, 1881
Pyractomena galeata E. Olivier, 1899Great Argus
Pyractomena heterodoxa Leng & Mutchler, 1922Peafowl
Robopus cayeyensis Kazantsev, 2006
Robopus niger Kazantsev, 2006
Robopus roseinotatus Kazantsev, 2006
Rufolychnia borencona Leng & Mutchler, 1922Peafowl

Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in Puerto Rico
SubfamilyCheguevariinae
Kazantsev, 2007
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLampyrinae
Latreille, 1817
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhoturinae
Lacordaire, 1857
3
4
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