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Checklist of Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
for Tamaulipas (Northeast Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
310
2299
3390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
309
2298
3390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2258
3313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
1875
2688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
61
650
1000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
56
547
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
12
53
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
20
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
8
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tamaulipas
8 Genera with 7 Species
Aspisoma Laporte, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Aspisomoides Zaragoza Cab..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Bicellonycha Motschulsky, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Macrolampis Motschoulsky, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1881Femme fatale fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 19611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamaulipas
7 Species
Aspisoma aegrotum Gorham, 1880
Aspisoma trilineata Say, 1835
Aspisomoides bilineatum Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha amoena Gorham, 1880
Photuris lugubris Gorham, 1881
Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825Angled Firefly
Pyropyga extensa Green, 1961

Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in Tamaulipas
SubfamilyLampyrinae
Latreille, 1817
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPhoturinae
Lacordaire, 1857
4
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lampyridae (Latreille 1817)
Lampyridae (Latreille 1817)


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