Checklist for Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
and region United Kingdom (British Isles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 886
13129
45760 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 883
13119
45745 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 797
12813
45051 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 480
10417
39450 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 127
3264
10635 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 112
2886
8982 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 21
292
878 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 7
157
376 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms | 13
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for United Kingdom
13 Genera with 21 Species | Asymmetricata Ballantyne, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ellychnia Blanchard, 1767 | Diurnal Fireflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lamprohiza Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyris Geoffroy, 1817 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lucidota Laporte, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Luciola Laporte, 1825 | Japanese fireflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phausis Motschulsky/..., 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phosphaenus Laporte, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Photinus Laporte, 1852 | Rover fireflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Photuris Dejean, 1951 | Femme fatale fireflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pleotomus LeConte, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyractomena LeConte, 1957 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | Robopus Motschoulsky, 1853 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for United Kingdom
21 Species | Asymmetricata circumdata Motschulsky, 1854 | | | Ellychnia (Ellychnia) autumnalis (Melsheimer, 1852) | ⇒ Ellychnia corrusca Linnaeus, 1767 | | Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767 | Winter Firefly | | Lamprohiza splendidula (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Phausis splendidula Linnaeus, 1767 | | Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767 | Common glow-worm | | Lampyris conspicua Gyllenhal, 1817 | | | Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790 | Black Firefly | | Luciola (Luciola) lusitanica Charpentier, 1825 | | | Phausis splendidula Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Phosphaenus hemipterus Goeze, 1777 | Lesser glow worm | | Photinus (Photinus) ardens LeConte, 1851 | | | Photinus (Photinus) ignitus Fall, 1927 | Delayed Photinus Firefly | | Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767 | Big dipper firefly | | Photinus consanguineus LeConte, 1852 | Consanguineous Firefly | | Photuris (Photuris) cinctipennis Barber, 1951 | Belted Firefly | | Photuris salina Barber, 1951 | Salt Marsh Firefly | | Pleotomus nigripennis LeConte, 1884 | | | Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825 | Angled Firefly | | Pyractomena angustata LeConte, 1851 | | | Pyractomena borealis Randall, 1828 | Northern Firefly | | Pyractomena dispersa Green, 1957 | Long-range Firefly |
Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in United Kingdom
 | | 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
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