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Checklist for Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
and region West Canada (Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
623
8303
28781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
620
8294
28770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
594
8148
28351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
405
6866
24763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
105
1975
7207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
97
1763
5786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
17
201
844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
115
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
7
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Canada
7 Genera with 21 Species
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1854Diurnal Fireflies6SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Phausis Motschulsky/..., 19612SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1851Rover fireflies4SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1774Femme fatale fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 19576SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Canada
21 Species
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) facula LeConte, 1857
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) greeni Fender, 1962
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) hatchi Fender, 1962
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) lacustris (LeConte, 1852)⇒ Ellychnia corrusca Linnaeus, 1767
Ellychnia californica Motschulsky, 1854California Glowworm
Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790Black Firefly
Phausis nigra Hopping, 1937
Phausis rhombica Fender, 1961
Photinus (Photinus) aquilonius Lloyd, 1969
Photinus (Photinus) ardens LeConte, 1851
Photinus (Photinus) dimissus LeConte, 1881Two-step Flasher Firefly
Photinus obscurellus LeConte, 1851
Photuris (Photuris) pennsylvanica De Geer, 1774Dot-dash Firefly
Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825Angled Firefly
Pyractomena borealis Randall, 1828Northern Firefly
Pyractomena dispersa Green, 1957Long-range Firefly
Pyractomena linearis LeConte, 1852
Pyractomena lucifera Melsheimer, 1845Coulter's wild cabbage
Pyractomena sinuata Green, 1957Notched Firefly
Pyropyga nigricans Say, 1823Black-bordered Elf

Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in West Canada
SubfamilyLampyrinae
Latreille, 1817
5
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhoturinae
Lacordaire, 1857
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lampyridae (Latreille 1817)
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