Checklist of Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
for Virginia (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 522
4720
9946 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 520
4716
9941 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 494
4590
9612 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 340
3833
7991 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 94
1228
2355 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 87
1078
1893 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 18
120
216 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 7
63
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms | 6
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Virginia
6 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Virginia
14 Species | Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767 | Winter Firefly | | Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790 | Black Firefly | | Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767 | Big dipper firefly | | Photinus consanguineus LeConte, 1852 | Consanguineous Firefly | | Photinus lineellus LeConte, 1852 | | | Photuris (Photuris) frontalis LeConte, 1851 | Snappy Single Sync | | Photuris (Photuris) pennsylvanica De Geer, 1774 | Dot-dash Firefly | | Photuris (Photuris) tremulans Barber, 1951 | | | Photuris congener (LeConte, 1852) | ⇒ Photuris divisa LeConte, 1851 | | Photuris pensylvanica De Geer, 1774 | Dot-dash Firefly | | Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825 | Angled Firefly | | Pyractomena angustata LeConte, 1851 | | | Pyractomena borealis Randall, 1828 | Northern Firefly | | Pyractomena linearis LeConte, 1852 | |
Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in Virginia
 | | Lampyridae (Latreille 1817) |
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