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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
689
6869
20473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
686
6864
20468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
615
6657
19979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
373
5421
17205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
108
1911
6970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
94
1701
6038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
17
180
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
107
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Germany
6 Genera with 7 Species
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1845
Diurnal Fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Lamprohiza Motschulsky, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Lampyris Geoffroy, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Luciola Laporte, 1767Japanese fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Phosphaenus Laporte, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Germany
7 Species
Lamprohiza splendidula (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Phausis splendidula Linnaeus, 1767
Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca Linnaeus, 1767Common glow-worm
Lampyris orciluca Heer, 1865
Luciola (Luciola) extincta Heyden, 1862
Luciola (Luciola) italica Linnaeus, 1767
Phosphaenus hemipterus Goeze, 1777Lesser glow worm
Pyropyga nigricans Say, 1823Black-bordered Elf

Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in West Germany
SubfamilyLampyrinae
Latreille, 1817
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLuciolinae
Lacordaire, 1857
1
2
Genus
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