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Checklist for Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
154
6620
40223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
139
6058
34560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
28
576
3739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
12
334
2082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
34
185
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
34 Genera with 185 Species
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Aquatica Fu, Ballanty..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Aspisoma Laporte, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Bicellonycha Motschulsky, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Brachylampis Van Dyke, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Cratomorphus Motschulsky, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Curtos Motschulsky, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1962Diurnal Fireflies20SpeciesTaxom
Erythrolychnia Motschulsky, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Heterophotinus Olivier, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Lamprohiza Motschulsky, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Lucernuta Laporte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Macromantis Saussure, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Micronaspis Green, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Microphotus LeConte, 19118SpeciesTaxom
Nelsonphotus Cicero, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Paraphausis Green, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Phausis Motschulsky/..., 17679SpeciesTaxom
Phosphaenus Laporte, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1851Rover fireflies44SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1951Femme fatale fireflies26SpeciesTaxom
Pleotomodes Green, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Pleotomus LeConte, 18664SpeciesTaxom
Pollaclasis Newman, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pollactasis1SpeciesTaxom
Prolutacea Cicero, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Pterotus LeConte, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 188117SpeciesTaxom
Pyractonema LeConte, 188116SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 18849SpeciesTaxom
Robopus Motschoulsky, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Rufolychnia Kazantsev, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tenaspis LeConte, 19953SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
185 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aquatica lateralis Motschulsky, 1860
Aspisoma aegrotum Gorham, 1880
Aspisoma ignitum Linnaeus, 1767Dixon's Striped Firefly
Aspisoma trilineata Say, 1835
Bicellonycha wickershamorum Cicero, 1982Southwest Spring Firefly
Brachylampis blaisdelli Van Dyke, 1939
Brachylampis sanguinicollis Van Dyke, 1939
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) alexanderi Fender, 1969
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) autumnalis (Melsheimer, 1852)⇒ Ellychnia corrusca Linnaeus, 1767
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) bivulnerus Green, 1949
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) captiosa Fender, 1969
Ellychnia captiosa captiosa captiosa Fender, 1969
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) facula LeConte, 1857
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) flavicollis LeConte, 1868
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) granulicollis Fender, 1962
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) greeni Fender, 1962
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) hatchi Fender, 1962
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) irrorata Fender, 1970
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) lacustris (LeConte, 1852)⇒ Ellychnia corrusca Linnaeus, 1767
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) megista Fender, 1970
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) obscurevittatus Fender, 1962
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) simplex LeConte, 1884
Ellychnia bilvulnerus
Ellychnia californica Motschulsky, 1854California Glowworm
Ellychnia minuta (LeConte, 1851)⇒ Pyropyga minuta LeConte, 1851
Ellychnia obscurevittata Fender, 1962
Erythrolychnia bipartita E. Olivier, 1912Common Peafowl
Heterophotinus dubiosus Leng & Mutchler, 1922Peafowl
Heterophotinus vittatus G. Olivier, 1790
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Lucernuta punctata (LeConte, 1851)⇒ Lucidota punctata LeConte, 1851
Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790Black Firefly
Lucidota luteicollis (LeConte, 1878)⇒ Pyropyga luteicollis LeConte, 1878
Lucidota prima Wickham, 1912
Lucidota punctata LeConte, 1851Dotted Firefly
Macromantis hyalina De Geer, 1773
Micronaspis floridana Green, 1948Florida Intertidal Firefly
Microphotus angustus LeConte, 1874
Microphotus chiricahuae Green, 1959
Microphotus decarthrus Fall, 1912
Microphotus dilatatus LeConte, 1866
Microphotus fragilis Olivier, 1912
Microphotus octarthrus Fall, 1912
Microphotus pecosensis Fall, 1912
Microphotus robustus E.Olivier, 1911
Nelsonphotus aridus Cicero, 2006
Paraphausis eximia (Green, 1949)⇒ Paraphausis eximius Green, 1949
Paraphausis eximius Green, 1949
Phausis californica Fender, 1966
Phausis dorothae Fender, 1962
Phausis inaccensa LeConte, 1878
Phausis luminosa Fender, 1966
Phausis nigra Hopping, 1937
Phausis reticulata Say, 1825Blue Ghost
Phausis riversi LeConte, 1884
Phausis skelleyi Fender, 1962
Phausis splendidula Linnaeus, 1767
Phosphaenus hemipterus Goeze, 1777Lesser glow worm
Photinus (Photinus) acuminatus Green, 1956Pointy-lobed Firefly
Photinus (Photinus) aquilonius Lloyd, 1969
Photinus (Photinus) ardens LeConte, 1851
Photinus (Photinus) australis Green, 1956
Photinus (Photinus) brimleyi Green, 1956
Photinus (Photinus) carolinus Green, 1956Synchronous Firefly
Photinus (Photinus) collustrans LeConte, 1878
Photinus (Photinus) concisus Lloyd, 1968
Photinus (Photinus) consanguinea LeConte, 1851
Photinus (Photinus) consimilis Green, 1956
Photinus (Photinus) cooki Green, 1956
Photinus (Photinus) curtatus Green, 1956
Photinus (Photinus) dimissus LeConte, 1881Two-step Flasher Firefly
Photinus (Photinus) floridanus Fall, 1927
Photinus (Photinus) frosti Green, 1956
Photinus (Photinus) granulatus Fall, 1927
Photinus (Photinus) greeni Lloyd, 1969
Photinus (Photinus) ignitus Fall, 1927Delayed Photinus Firefly
Photinus (Photinus) immaculatus Green, 1956
Photinus (Photinus) indicta LeConte, 1881
Photinus (Photinus) knulli Green, 1956Fall Southwest Firefly
Photinus (Photinus) lineella LeConte, 1851
Photinus (Photinus) macdermotti Lloyd, 1966
Photinus (Photinus) marginella LeConte, 1851
Photinus (Photinus) obscurella LeConte, 1851
Photinus (Photinus) punctulata LeConte, 1851
Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767Big dipper firefly
Photinus (Photinus) sabulosus Green, 1956
Photinus (Photinus) scintillans Say, 1825
Photinus (Photinus) stellaris Fall, 1927
Photinus (Photinus) tanytoxus Lloyd, 1966
Photinus (Photinus) tenuicinctus Green, 1956
Photinus (Photinus) texanus Green, 1956Texas Tinie Firefly
Photinus (Photinus) umbratus LeConte, 1878
Photinus consanguineus LeConte, 1852Consanguineous Firefly
Photinus cookii Green, 1956
Photinus corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Photinus ecostata (LeConte, 1878)⇒ Pyractonema ecostata LeConte, 1878
Photinus indictus LeConte, 1881Silent Firefly
Photinus lineellus LeConte, 1852
Photinus marginellus LeConte, 1852Little Gray Firefly
Photinus obscurellus LeConte, 1851
Photinus punctiventris (LeConte, 1878)⇒ Pyractonema punctiventris LeConte, 1878
Photinus punctulatus LeConte, 1851
Photuris (Photuris) aureolucens Barber, 1951
Photuris (Photuris) bethaniensis McDermott, 1953Bethany Beach Firefly
Photuris (Photuris) brunnipennis Jacquelin du..., 1857White Swamphen
Photuris (Photuris) caerulescens Barber, 1951
Photuris (Photuris) cinctipennis Barber, 1951Belted Firefly
Photuris (Photuris) divisa LeConte, 1851
Photuris (Photuris) fairchildi Barber, 1951Cape Breton Firefly
Photuris (Photuris) flavicollis Fall, 1927Sky Island Firefly
Photuris (Photuris) frontalis LeConte, 1851Snappy Single Sync
Photuris (Photuris) hebes Barber, 1951Heebie-jeebies
Photuris (Photuris) lloydi McDermott, 1966
Photuris (Photuris) lucicrescens Barber, 1951
Photuris (Photuris) missouriensis McDermott, 1962
Photuris (Photuris) pennsylvanica De Geer, 1774Dot-dash Firefly
Photuris (Photuris) pensylvanicus De Geer, 1774
Photuris (Photuris) potomaca Barber, 1951
Photuris (Photuris) pyralomimus Barber, 1951
Photuris (Photuris) salinus Barber, 1951
Photuris (Photuris) tremulans Barber, 1951
Photuris (Photuris) versicolor Fabricius, 1798
Photuris caerulucens Barber, 1951
Photuris congener (LeConte, 1852)⇒ Photuris divisa LeConte, 1851
Photuris mysticalampas Heckscher, 2013Mysterious Lantern Firefly
Photuris pensylvanica De Geer, 1774Dot-dash Firefly
Photuris pyralomima Barber, 1951
Photuris salina Barber, 1951Salt Marsh Firefly
Pleotomodes knulli Green, 1949
Pleotomodes needhami Green, 1948Ant-loving Scrub Firefly
Pleotomus davisi LeConte, 1881
Pleotomus davisii LeConte, 1881
Pleotomus nigripennis LeConte, 1884
Pleotomus pallens LeConte, 1866
Pollaclasis bifaria Say, 1835
Pollactasis potamaca
Prolutacea pulsator Cicero, 1984Copper Pheasant
Pterotus curticornis Chemsak, 1978
Pterotus obscuripennis LeConte, 1859
Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825Angled Firefly
Pyractomena angustata LeConte, 1851
Pyractomena barberi Green, 1957
Pyractomena borealis Randall, 1828Northern Firefly
Pyractomena dispersa Green, 1957Long-range Firefly
Pyractomena ecostata LeConte, 1878Keel-necked Firefly
Pyractomena galeata E. Olivier, 1899Great Argus
Pyractomena heterodoxa Leng & Mutchler, 1922Peafowl
Pyractomena limbicollis Green, 1957
Pyractomena linearis LeConte, 1852
Pyractomena lucifera Melsheimer, 1845Coulter's wild cabbage
Pyractomena marginalis Green, 1957
Pyractomena palustris Green, 1957
Pyractomena punctiventris LeConte, 1878
Pyractomena similis Green, 1957
Pyractomena sinuata Green, 1957Notched Firefly
Pyractomena vexillaria Gorham, 1881Amber Comet Firefly
Pyractonema angulata Say, 1825
Pyractonema angustata LeConte, 1851
Pyractonema barberi Green, 1958
Pyractonema borealis Randall, 1838
Pyractonema dispersa Green, 1958
Pyractonema ecostata LeConte, 1878
Pyractonema floridana Green, 1958
Pyractonema limbicollis Green, 1958
Pyractonema linearis LeConte, 1851
Pyractonema lucifera Melsheimer, 1846
Pyractonema marginalis Green, 1958
Pyractonema palustris Green, 1958
Pyractonema punctiventris LeConte, 1878
Pyractonema similis Green, 1958
Pyractonema sinuata Green, 1958
Pyractonema vexillaria Gorham, 1881
Pyropyga cordobana Green, 1961
Pyropyga decipiens Harris, 1836Sneaky Elf
Pyropyga indicta (LeConte, 1881)⇒ Photinus indicta LeConte, 1881
Pyropyga luteicollis LeConte, 1878
Pyropyga minuta LeConte, 1851
Pyropyga modesta Green, 1961
Pyropyga nigricans Say, 1823Black-bordered Elf
Pyropyga prima (Wickham, 1912)⇒ Lucidota prima Wickham, 1912
Pyropyga simplex (LeConte, 1884)⇒ Ellychnia simplex LeConte, 1884
Rufolychnia borencona Leng & Mutchler, 1922Peafowl
Tenaspis angularis Gorham, 1880
Tenaspis gonzalensis Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Tenaspis gonzalenzis Zaragoza, 1995

Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in USA
SubfamilyAmydetinae
E. Olivier in Wytsman, 1907
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLampyrinae
Latreille, 1817
20
124
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLuciolinae
Lacordaire, 1857
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOtotretinae
McDermot, 1964
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhoturinae
Lacordaire, 1857
8
54
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPterotinae
LeConte, 1861
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Lampyridae (Latreille 1817)
Lampyridae (Latreille 1817)


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Lampyridae at marinespecies.org