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Checklist of Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
for Windward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
351
2489
4261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
349
2487
4259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
341
2455
4211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
1975
3494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
74
724
1242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
70
692
1188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
14
53
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
31
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Windward Islands
4 Genera with 10 Species
Aspisoma Laporte, 18985SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 2012Rover fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Robopus Motschoulsky, 18172SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Windward Islands
10 Species
Aspisoma ignitum Linnaeus, 1767Dixon's Striped Firefly
Aspisoma insperatum E. Olivier, 1912
Aspisoma sexpunctatum Motschulsky, 1854
Aspisoma superciliosum Gorham, 1898Mountain spleenwort
Photinus littoralis Motschulsky, 1853
Photinus nothus Barber, 1941
Photinus vanderberghi Constantin, 2012
Pyropyga incognita Olivier, 1912
Robopus infernus Olivier, 1912Common Peafowl
Robopus vittiger Gyllenhal, 1817

Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in Windward Islands
SubfamilyLampyrinae
Latreille, 1817
2
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPhoturinae
Lacordaire, 1857
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lampyridae (Latreille 1817)
Lampyridae (Latreille 1817)


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