Checklist for Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
and region West Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 614
13248
40770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 610
13239
40744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 581
13079
40224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 365
10638
34907 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 98
3984
12590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 93
3574
10741 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 20
249
686 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 8
162
446 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms | 10
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West Africa
10 Genera with 13 Species Aspisoma Laporte, 1833 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Cratomorphus Motschulsky, 1853 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Diaphanes Motschulsky, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyris Geoffroy, 1931 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lucidota Laporte, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Luciola Laporte, 1830 | Japanese fireflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | Medeopteryx Ballantyne, 2013 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Phosphaenus Laporte, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Photuris Dejean, 1833 | Femme fatale fireflies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrocoelia Gorham, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Africa
13 Species | Diaphanes exsanguis E. Olivier, 1909 | | | Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767 | Common glow-worm | | Lampyris antennalis Geisthardt, 1981 | Paint-billed Crakes | | Lampyris bicoloripes Pic, 1931 | | | Lucidota apicalis Gorham, 1880 | | | Lucidota bicellonycha McDermott, 1958 | Plumed Guineafowl | | Luciola (Luciola) italica Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Luciola (Luciola) lusitanica Charpentier, 1825 | | | Luciola discicollis Castelnau, 1833 | Bent two-whorl buckwheat | | Luciola melancholica E. Olivier, 1913 | | | Luciola ruficollis Guérin-Mén..., 1830 | | | Phosphaenus hemipterus Goeze, 1777 | Lesser glow worm | | Pyrocoelia enervis E. Olivier, 1909 | Yellow-legged Buttonquail |
Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in West Africa
 | | 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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