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Checklist for Family Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 (Fireflies)
and region Wisconsin (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
443
3998
9114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
3995
9110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
418
3889
8822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
300
3217
7263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
87
967
1937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
80
828
1481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
19
136
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
8
84
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
6
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Wisconsin
6 Genera with 14 Species
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1852Diurnal Fireflies3SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1881Rover fireflies4SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1951Femme fatale fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Pollaclasis Newman, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pyractomena LeConte, 18452SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wisconsin
14 Species
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) autumnalis (Melsheimer, 1852)⇒ Ellychnia corrusca Linnaeus, 1767
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) lacustris (LeConte, 1852)⇒ Ellychnia corrusca Linnaeus, 1767
Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790Black Firefly
Lucidota punctata LeConte, 1851Dotted Firefly
Photinus (Photinus) australis Green, 1956
Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767Big dipper firefly
Photinus cookii Green, 1956
Photinus indictus LeConte, 1881Silent Firefly
Photuris (Photuris) aureolucens Barber, 1951
Photuris caerulucens Barber, 1951
Pollaclasis bifaria Say, 1835
Pyractomena angulata Say, 1825Angled Firefly
Pyractomena lucifera Melsheimer, 1845Coulter's wild cabbage

Subnodes of Lampyridae with occurrences in Wisconsin
SubfamilyAmydetinae
E. Olivier in Wytsman, 1907
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLampyrinae
Latreille, 1817
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhoturinae
Lacordaire, 1857
1
2
Genus
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