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Checklist of Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
for West Mexico (Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
4009
7939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
406
4007
7938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
392
3943
7762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
3219
6405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
77
1176
2776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
70
1018
2383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
15
115
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
7
59
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
8
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Mexico
8 Genera with 29 Species
Aspisoma Laporte, 18354SpeciesTaxom
Aspisomoides Zaragoza Cab..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Bicellonycha Motschulsky, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1907Rover fireflies14SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1833Femme fatale fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pleotomus LeConte, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 18236SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Mexico
29 Species
Aspisoma aegrotum Gorham, 1880
Aspisoma aelianum Gorham, 1884
Aspisoma trilineata Say, 1835
Aspisomoides bilineatum Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha amoena Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha cyathigera Gorham, 1881
Bicellonycha limbata Pic, 1924
Photinus (Paraphotinus) anisodrilus Zaragoza Cab..., 2007
Photinus (Photinus) aliciae Zaragoza Cab..., 2005
Photinus (Photinus) bucaro Zaragoza Cab..., 2005
Photinus (Photinus) chamelensis Zaragoza Cab..., 2005
Photinus (Photinus) dugesi Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) intermedius Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) kleriocaro Zaragoza Cab..., 2005
Photinus (Photinus) parvusater Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767Big dipper firefly
Photinus consanguineus LeConte, 1852Consanguineous Firefly
Photinus enyae Zaragoza-Cab..., 2015
Photinus geovanni Zaragoza-Cab..., 2015
Photinus martini Zaragoza-Cab..., 2015
Photinus vulgatus E. Olivier, 1907
Pleotomus emmiltos Caballero, 2002
Pleotomus pallens LeConte, 1866
Pyropyga chemsaki Zaragoza Cab..., 1993
Pyropyga cordobana Green, 1961
Pyropyga exstincta Gorham, 1880
Pyropyga minuta LeConte, 1851
Pyropyga modesta Green, 1961
Pyropyga nigricans Say, 1823Black-bordered Elf

Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in West Mexico
SubfamilyLampyrinae
Latreille, 1817
5
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPhoturinae
Lacordaire, 1857
3
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lampyridae (Latreille 1817)
Lampyridae (Latreille 1817)


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