Taxonomy of Genus Lampyris Geoffroy, 1762
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 592
62779
813516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 274
54416
687671 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 52
4609
79150 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 23
2729
37099 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms | 261
3932 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Lampyrinae
Latreille, 1817
| 63
1911 | Genera
Species | | Tribe | Lampyrini
Latreille, 1817
| 13
579 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Lampyris
Geoffroy, 1762
| 228 | Species |
Subnodes of Lampyris Geoffroy, 1762 | Subgenus | Lampyris (Lampyris) ⇒ Lampyris
| 1 | Species | | Species | Lampyris aculeata E. Olivier, 1911
Southern Crested Guineafowl | | | | Species | Lampyris acuminata Pic, 1931
| | | | Species | Lampyris afghana Nakane, 1966
| | | | Species | Lampyris albilatera Gyllenhal, 1817
| | | | Species | Lampyris algerica Ancey, 1870
Brown Wood Rail, Giant Wood Rail, Giant Wood-rail | 5 | Subspecies | | Species | Lampyris ambigena Jacquelin du Val, 1860
| | | | Species | Lampyris analis Fabricius, 1801
| | | | Species | Lampyris angulata Say, 1825
| | | | Species | Lampyris angustata Motschulsky, 1854 ⇒ Lampyris orientalis
| | | | Species | Lampyris angustula Fairmaire, 1895
Flufftails | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Lampyris anomala Razoumowsky, 1789
| | | | Species | Lampyris antennalis Geisthardt, 1981
Paint-billed Crakes | | | | Species | Lampyris antiqua Brullé, 1832
| | | | Species | Lampyris apicalis Boisduval, 1835
| | | | Species | Lampyris apuliae Geisthardt, 1987
| | | | Species | Lampyris atra Olivier, 1790 ⇒ Lucidota atra
| | | | Species | Lampyris atripennis McDermott, 1966
| | | | Species | Lampyris attenuata Fairmaire, 1875 ⇒ Lampyris algerica attenuata
| | | | Species | Lampyris australis Fabricius, 1775
| | | | Species | Lampyris barbara E. Olivier, 1884 ⇒ Lampyris nervosa
| | | | Species | Lampyris bellieri Reiche, 1858 ⇒ Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca
| | | | Species | Lampyris berytensis Fairmaire, 1866
| | | | Species | Lampyris bicolor Linné, 1767 ⇒ Pyrocoelia bicolor
| | | | Species | Lampyris bicoloripes Pic, 1931
| | | | Species | Lampyris bifaria Say, 1835
| | | | Species | Lampyris bonvouloirii Jacquelin du Val, 1860
| | | | Species | Lampyris borealis Randall, 1838
| | | | Species | Lampyris boutakoffi Pic, 1952
Cranes, Rails | | | | Species | Lampyris brevicollis Motschulsky, 1854 ⇒ Lampyris orientalis
| | | | Species | Lampyris brutia Costa, 1882
| | | | Species | Lampyris caliginosa Olivier, 1790
| | | | Species | Lampyris capensis Fabricius, 1775
| | | | Species | Lampyris caponica Fabricius, 1787
| | | | Species | Lampyris carreti E. Olivier, 1895 ⇒ Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca
| | | | Species | Lampyris caspica Motschulsky, 1854 ⇒ Nyctophila caspica
| | | | Species | Lampyris chinensis Linnaeus, 1767
| | | | Species | Lampyris cincta Motschulsky, 1854 ⇒ Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca
| | | | Species | Lampyris circumcincta Boheman, 1851
| | | | Species | Lampyris coccinea Goeze, 1777 ⇒ Lygistopterus sanguineus
| | | | Species | Lampyris compressa Thunberg, 1784
| | | | Species | Lampyris conspicua Gyllenhal in Schönherr, 1817
| | | | Species | Lampyris corrusca Linné, 1767 ⇒ Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca
| | | | Species | Lampyris costalis Motschulsky, 1854 ⇒ Lampyris orientalis
| | | | Species | Lampyris decipiens Harris, 1836
| | | | Species | Lampyris depressa Fabricius, 1781
| | | | Species | Lampyris depressiuscula Motschulsky, 1854 ⇒ Lampyris orientalis
| | | | Species | Lampyris discicollis Boheman, 1851
| | | | Species | Lampyris discoidea Sahlberg, 1823
| | | | Species | Lampyris diversipes Pic, 1934
Queen of the prairie | | | | Species | Lampyris dorsalis Gyllenhal, 1817
| | | | Species | Lampyris dyluatia Laporte, 1840
| | | | Species | Lampyris exigua Gyllenhal, 1817
| | | | Species | Lampyris exilis E. Olivier, 1894
| | | | Species | Lampyris farinesi Villa, 1838 ⇒ Lamprohiza mulsantii
| | | | Species | Lampyris fenestrata Germar, 1824
| | | | Species | Lampyris flabellicornis Fabricius, 1781
| | | | Species | Lampyris fulgida Olivier, 1790 ⇒ Erythrolynchia fulgida
| | | | Species | Lampyris fuscata Geisthardt, 1987
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Lampyris fuscipennis Boheman, 1851
| | | | Species | Lampyris germari Kuster, 1844
| | | | Species | Lampyris germariensis Jacquelin du Val, 1860
| | | | Species | Lampyris glauca Olivier, 1790
| | | | Species | Lampyris gridelli Pic, 1935
| | | | Species | Lampyris gridellii Pic, 1935
| | | | Species | Lampyris guerini McDermott, 1966
| | | | Species | Lampyris guttula Fabricius, 1801
| | | | Species | Lampyris hellenica Geisthardt, 1983
Giant Wood Rail, Giant Wood-rail | | | | Species | Lampyris hemiptera Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785
| | | | Species | Lampyris hemipterus Goeze, 1777 ⇒ Phosphaenus hemipterus
| | | | Species | Lampyris hespera Linné, 1767
| | | | Species | Lampyris heydeni Olivier, 1884
| | | | Species | Lampyris hummeli Pic, 1933
| | | | Species | Lampyris iaponica Thunberg, 1792
| | | | Species | Lampyris iberica Geisthardt & al., 2008
Coots | | | | Species | Lampyris ignita Linnaeus, 1767 ⇒ Aspisoma ignitum
| | | | Species | Lampyris imbecilla Gorham, 1900
Sarus Crane | | | | Species | Lampyris incerta Boisduval, 1835
| | | | Species | Lampyris incisa E.Olivier, 1884
| | | | Species | Lampyris insignis Ancey, 1870
| | | | Species | Lampyris iraqi Geisthardt, 1999
| | | | Species | Lampyris italica Olivier, G., 1790 ⇒ Luciola (Luciola) italica
| | | | Species | Lampyris japonica Thunberg, 1784 ⇒ Luciola (Luciola) japonica
| | | | Species | Lampyris kaznakovi Kazantsev, 2010
| | | | Species | Lampyris knulli Green, 1949
| | | | Species | Lampyris lareyniei Bourgeois, 1885 ⇒ Lampyris lareynii lareynii
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Lampyris lareynii Jacquelin du Val, 1859
Corsican Glow-worm | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Lampyris latissima Linné, 1767
| | | | Species | Lampyris latreillei Kirby, 1819
| | | | Species | Lampyris leontovitchi Pic, 1952
Cranes, Rails | | | | Species | Lampyris letourneuxi E. Olivier, 1884
Lesser Sandhill Crane | | | | Species | Lampyris levigata Geisthardt, 1983
| | | | Species | Lampyris libani Laporte de Castelnau, 1833
| | | | Species | Lampyris liebegotti Geisthardt, 1985
| | | | Species | Lampyris limbata Motschulsky, 1854 ⇒ Lampyris orientalis
| | | | Species | Lampyris lineata Gyllenhal, 1817
| | | | Species | Lampyris livida Olivier, 1790
| | | | Species | Lampyris lobata Motschulsky, 1854
| | | | Species | Lampyris longicollis Ernst, 1885
| | | | Species | Lampyris longipennis Motschulsky, 1854 ⇒ Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca
| | | | Species | Lampyris lorestanica Kazanstev, 2024
| | | | Species | Lampyris lusitanica Motschulsky, 1854 ⇒ Luciola (Luciola) lusitanica
| | | | Species | Lampyris maculata Geisthardt, 1987
| | | | Species | Lampyris maculicollis Fairmaire, 1866
| | | | Species | Lampyris marginata Linné, 1767
| | | | Species | Lampyris marginellus Hope, 1831
| | | | Species | Lampyris marginipennis Boheman, 1851
| | | | Species | Lampyris mauritanica Olivier, G., 1790 ⇒ Nyctophila reichii reichii
| | | | Species | Lampyris melanoptera Gemminger, 1870
Acute blindia moss | | | | Species | Lampyris membranacea Motschulsky, 1854 ⇒ Lampyris orientalis
| | | | Species | Lampyris minor E. Olivier, 1901 ⇒ Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca
| | | | Species | Lampyris minuta Linné, 1767 ⇒ Elodes minuta
| | | | Species | Lampyris mixta Gyllenhal, 1817
| | | | Species | Lampyris molesta Jacquelin du Val, 1860
| | | | Species | Lampyris molotkovskyi Kazantsev, 2010
| | | | Species | Lampyris monticola Geisthardt, 2000
| | | | Species | Lampyris mosambica Kolbe, 1896
Common Crane | | | | Species | Lampyris mucronata E. Olivier, 1884 ⇒ Lampyris algerica
| | | | Species | Lampyris mulsantii Kiesenwetter, 1850
| | | | Species | Lampyris mutabilis E. Olivier, 1884 ⇒ Lampyris ambigena
| | | | Species | Lampyris natalensis Boheman, 1851
| | | | Species | Lampyris needhami Green, 1948 ⇒ Pleotomodes needhami
| | | | Species | Lampyris nepalensis Hope, 1831 ⇒ Lamprigera nepalensis
| | | | Species | Lampyris nervosa E. Olivier, 1883
| | | | Species | Lampyris nigricans Say, 1823
| | | | Species | Lampyris nigripennis Boheman, 1851
| | | | Species | Lampyris nigrita Gemminger, 1870
| | | | Species | Lampyris nigrobasalis Pic, 1931
| | | | Species | Lampyris nigroruber De Geer, 1774
| | | | Species | Lampyris nigrorubra De Geer, 1774
| | | | Species | Lampyris nitens De Geer, 1774
| | | | Species | Lampyris nitidula Fabricius, 1781
| | | | Species | Lampyris nocticula Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785
| | | | Species | Lampyris numidica Normand, 1935 ⇒ Lampyris exilis
| | | | Species | Lampyris obscura Fabricius, 1775
| | | | Species | Lampyris obscurella Motschulsky, 1854 ⇒ Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca
| | | | Species | Lampyris occidentalis Geisthardt, 1983
| | | | Species | Lampyris ohbai Wittmer, 1994
| | | | Species | Lampyris olivierana Heyden, 1890
| | | | Species | Lampyris olivieriana Heyden, 1890
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Lampyris orciluca Heer, 1865
| | | | Species | Lampyris orientalis Faldermann, 1835
| | | | Species | Lampyris ovatus Newman, 1838
| | | | Species | Lampyris pallens Fabricius, 1798 ⇒ Photinus (Photinus) pallens
| | | | Species | Lampyris pallida Geisthardt, 1987
| | | | Species | Lampyris pallidithorax Pic, 1952
Cranes, Rails | | | | Species | Lampyris parvicollis E. Olivier, 1901 ⇒ Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca
| | | | Species | Lampyris pensylvanica De Geer, 1774
| | | | Species | Lampyris pensylvanicus De Geer, 1774
| | | | Species | Lampyris pharos Murray, 1867
| | | | Species | Lampyris pilosa Forster, 1771
| | | | Species | Lampyris platyptera Fairmaire, 1887
| | | | Species | Lampyris plumosa Olivier, 1790 ⇒ Phengodes (Phengodes) plumosa
| | | | Species | Lampyris plurihomonyma Fanti, 2022
| | | | Species | Lampyris praeusta Thunberg, 1787 ⇒ Colophotia praeusta
| | | | Species | Lampyris pseudozenkeri Geisthardt, 1999
Flufftails | | | | Species | Lampyris pulsator Cicero, 1984 ⇒ Prolutacea pulsator
| | | | Species | Lampyris pusilla Gmelin, 1790 ⇒ Platycis pusilla
| | | | Species | Lampyris pyralis Linnaeus, 1767 ⇒ Photinus (Photinus) pyralis
| | | | Species | Lampyris quadratifera Blanchard, 1845
| | | | Species | Lampyris raymondi Mulsant & Rey, 1859
| | | | Species | Lampyris reichii Jacquelin du Val, 1859
| | | | Species | Lampyris reticulata Wulfen, 1786 ⇒ Phausis reticulata
| | | | Species | Lampyris rohani Pic, 1921
| | | | Species | Lampyris rubens Schaller, 1783
| | | | Species | Lampyris rufa Olivier, 1790 ⇒ Callopisma rufa
| | | | Species | Lampyris ruficollis Say, 1825
| | | | Species | Lampyris rufovittata Schönherr, 1817
| | | | Species | Lampyris sanguinea Linné, 1767
| | | | Species | Lampyris sardiniae Geisthardt, 1987
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Lampyris satoi Geisthardt, 2003
Snoring Rail | | | | Species | Lampyris scintillans Say, 1825 ⇒ Photinus (Photinus) scintillans
| | | | Species | Lampyris sencki Villaret, 1833
| | | | Species | Lampyris serraticornis Boisduval, 1835
| | | | Species | Lampyris setosa Geisthardt, 1983
Giant Wood Rail, Giant Wood-rail | | | | Species | Lampyris sibirica Gebler, 1847 ⇒ Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca
| | | | Species | Lampyris signaticollis Blanchard, 1846
| | | | Species | Lampyris somnambula Costa, 1874
| | | | Species | Lampyris soror Schaum, 1862
| | | | Species | Lampyris spinifer Pic, 1923
| | | | Species | Lampyris splendida Drury, 1782
| | | | Species | Lampyris splendidula Linné, 1767 ⇒ Phausis splendidula
| | | | Species | Lampyris splendidus Drury, 1782
| | | | Species | Lampyris submucronata Rey, 1891 ⇒ Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca
| | | | Species | Lampyris sulpuri Geisthardt, 1999
| | | | Species | Lampyris surinamensis De Geer, 1774
| | | | Species | Lampyris suturalis Gyllenhal, 1817
| | | | Species | Lampyris syriaca Baudi di Selve, 1871
| | | | Species | Lampyris tenebrosa Walker, 1858
| | | | Species | Lampyris thoracica Motschulsky, 1854 ⇒ Lampyris (Lampyris) noctiluca
| | | | Species | Lampyris tinantae Pic, 1931
| | | | Species | Lampyris tinanti Pic, 1931
| | | | Species | Lampyris tinctoria Gorham, 1900
Sarus Crane | | | | Species | Lampyris troglodytes Boheman, 1851
| | | | Species | Lampyris turkestanica Heyden, 1881
Hooded Crane | | | | Species | Lampyris versicolor Fabricius, 1798 ⇒ Photuris (Photuris) versicolor
| | | | Species | Lampyris vespertina Fabricius, 1801
| | | | Species | Lampyris vesuvius Geisthardt, 2007
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Lampyris vidua Gerstaecker, 1871
| | | | Species | Lampyris villosa De Geer, 1774 ⇒ Lygistopterus sanguineus
| | | | Species | Lampyris vittata Olivier, 1790
| | | | Species | Lampyris vittiger Gyllenhal, 1817
| | | | Species | Lampyris vittigera Gyllenhal, 1817
| | | | Species | Lampyris watanabei Matsumura, 1918
| | | | Species | Lampyris zenckeri Germar, 1817
| | | | Species | Lampyris zenkeri Germar, 1817 ⇒ Lampyris germariensis
Bald-faced Rail, Blue-faced Rail, Flufftails | 3 | Subspecies |
Synonyms
Distribution of Lampyris Geoffroy, 1762 Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bulgaria, Central African Republic, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, East Timor, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malta, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic South Africa, Romania, Russia, Saint Lucia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe
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