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Checklist of Tribe Lucidotini Lacordaire, 1857
for South America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1002
31782
192121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
999
31760
192069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
919
31232
189614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
538
24032
155049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
149
9527
64328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
132
8817
57216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
25
715
5542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
10
448
3609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
78
1079
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLampyrinae
Latreille, 1817
33
590
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLucidotini
Lacordaire, 1857
15
364
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
15 Genera with 364 Species
Alychnus Kirsch, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Dadophora E. Olivier, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 0Diurnal Fireflies5SpeciesTaxom
Haplocauda Da Silveira,..., 20217SpeciesTaxom
Heterophotinus Olivier, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Lucidota Laporte, 1859136SpeciesTaxom
Luciuranus Silveira Kha..., 20188SpeciesTaxom
Microphotus LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1940Rover fireflies182SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolychnuris Motschoulsky, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Saguassu Viana Roza V..., 20258SpeciesTaxom
Scissicauda McDermott, 202311SpeciesTaxom
Uanauna Campello-Gon..., 20191SpeciesTaxom
Ybytyramoan Silveira and..., 20143SpeciesTaxom
Zoiudo Roza Mermude..., 20222SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
364 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alychnus suturalis Motschulsky, 1854
Dadophora hyalina E. Olivier, 1907
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) hatchi Fender, 1962
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) moesta Perty, 1830
Ellychnia bilvulnerus
Haplocauda aculeata Zeballos and..., 2025
Haplocauda albertinoi Da Silveira,..., 2021
Haplocauda amazonensis Zeballos and..., 2025
Haplocauda antimary Zeballos and..., 2025
Haplocauda lata Zeballos and..., 2025
Haplocauda mendesi Da Silveira,..., 2021
Haplocauda yasuni Da Silveira,..., 2021
Heterophotinus vittatus G. Olivier, 1790
Lucidota albicollis Blanchard, 1846
Lucidota albocincta Pic, 1940
Lucidota albocornuta Pic, 1940
Lucidota angustata Motschulsky, 1854
Lucidota antennata Laporte, 1833Bent two-whorl buckwheat
Lucidota antonioi Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Lucidota apicipennis Pic, 1927
Lucidota appendiculata Germar, 1824
Lucidota approximans E. Olivier, 1885
Lucidota argentina Pic, 1928
Lucidota armata Gorham, 1884
Lucidota atra Olivier, 1790Black Firefly
Lucidota audax E. Olivier, 1896Crested Guineafowl
Lucidota aurantiaca Pic, 1929
Lucidota baeri Pic, 1927
Lucidota banghaasi Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Lucidota banoni Laporte de C..., 1833Bent two-whorl buckwheat
Lucidota basalis Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Lucidota bicellonycha McDermott, 1958Plumed Guineafowl
Lucidota bicolor Kirsch, 1873
Lucidota binotata Pic, 1929
Lucidota bipartita Pic, 1927
Lucidota blanchardi E. Olivier, 1899Great Argus
Lucidota bogotensis Pic, 1931
Lucidota boliviana Pic, 1927
Lucidota caucaensis Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Lucidota cincta Motschulsky, 1854
Lucidota clermonti Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Lucidota compressicornis Fabricius, 1801
Lucidota concors E. Olivier, 1909
Lucidota conformis E. Olivier, 1907Helmeted Guineafowl
Lucidota consors E Olivier, 1909
Lucidota costata Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Lucidota cucullata E. Olivier, 1896Crested Guineafowl
Lucidota dejeani Lucas, 1859
Lucidota difformis Gorham, 1884
Lucidota dilaticornis Motschulsky, 1853
Lucidota discivittata Pic, 1943
Lucidota discoidalis Laporte, 1833
Lucidota discoidea McDermott, 1966
Lucidota discolor Gorham, 1881
Lucidota dissimilis E. Olivier, 1909
Lucidota duplicata E. Olivier, 1910
Lucidota elapsa E. Olivier, 1907
Lucidota elongata Blanchard, 1846
Lucidota emerita E. Olivier, 1910
Lucidota eucera E. Olivier, 1907
Lucidota flabellicornis Fabricius, 1781
Lucidota flavipes Motschulsky, 1854
Lucidota fraudata E. Olivier, 1908
Lucidota fulgurans Gorham, 1880
Lucidota geniculata Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Lucidota gounelli Pic, 1940
Lucidota grandjeani Pic, 1940
Lucidota heterocera E. Olivier, 1910
Lucidota heteroclita E. Olivier, 1907
Lucidota hickeri Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Lucidota immemor E. Olivier, 1909
Lucidota inaperta E. Olivier, 1886
Lucidota inapicalis Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Lucidota ingloria E. Olivier, 1899Great Argus
Lucidota insignita E. Olivier, 1911Southern Crested Guineafowl
Lucidota interrupta Pic, 1927
Lucidota invida E. Olivier, 1910Sumba Buttonquail
Lucidota jucunda E. Olivier, 1888
Lucidota klugii Motschulsky, 1853
Lucidota latealba Pic, 1927
Lucidota laticornis Pic, 1943
Lucidota latior Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Lucidota lecontei Kirsch, 1873
Lucidota liturata E. Olivier, 1907Helmeted Guineafowl
Lucidota lunata Motschulsky, 1854
Lucidota lunulata Blanchard, 1846
Lucidota luteohumeralis Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Lucidota macrescens E. Olivier, 1909
Lucidota malleri Pic, 1935
Lucidota marginicollis Lucas, 1859
Lucidota mellicula E. Olivier, 1907
Lucidota misera E. Olivier, 1896Crested Guineafowl
Lucidota monacha E. Olivier, 1911Southern Crested Guineafowl
Lucidota nobilis E. Olivier, 1907
Lucidota oblongonotata Ernst, 1886
Lucidota oculata E. Olivier, 1886
Lucidota olivieri Pic, 1938
Lucidota ornata E. Olivier, 1909
Lucidota osculatii Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Lucidota pallidicollis Blanchard, 1846
Lucidota pallipes McDermott, 1966
Lucidota parallela Pic, 1927
Lucidota parilis E. Olivier, 1909
Lucidota parvicollis E. Olivier, 1885
Lucidota pectinata Fabricius, 1775
Lucidota pennata Dejean, 1837
Lucidota perpusilla E. Olivier, 1885
Lucidota peruviana Pic, 1927
Lucidota phyllocera Wiedemann, 1821
Lucidota plaumanni Pic, 1939
Lucidota premarginalis Pic, 1938
Lucidota probata E. Olivier, 1909
Lucidota propinqua E. Olivier, 1909
Lucidota proscripta E. Olivier, 1906
Lucidota proxima Gorham, 1880
Lucidota puertoestrellaensis Keller and M..., 2024
Lucidota pygidialis Ernst, 1886
Lucidota pygmaea E. Olivier, 1907
Lucidota quadratifera Lucas, 1859
Lucidota quadriguttata Gorham, 1880
Lucidota ramicornis Pic, 1932
Lucidota reductitincta Pic, 1943
Lucidota roseimaculata Blanchard, 1846
Lucidota ruficollis Motschulsky, 1854
Lucidota rufithorax E. Olivier, 1911Dark-winged Trumpeter
Lucidota saepta E. Olivier, 1908
Lucidota serricornis E. Olivier, 1909
Lucidota severa E. Olivier, 1911Dark-winged Trumpeter
Lucidota sexguttata E. Olivier, 1886
Lucidota signaticollis Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Lucidota signaticornis E. Olivier, 1907
Lucidota simoni E. Olivier, 1900
Lucidota sparsicolor E. Olivier, 1913
Lucidota submaculata Pic, 1940
Lucidota subnigra Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Lucidota supplex E. Olivier, 1909
Lucidota taciturna E. Olivier, 1906
Lucidota tardita E. Olivier, 1896Crested Guineafowl
Lucidota tenuecincta E. Olivier, 1911Southern Crested Guineafowl
Lucidota tenuis E. Olivier, 1896Crested Guineafowl
Lucidota tricolor Gorham, 1880
Lucidota tricostata Pic, 1935
Lucidota tristicolor E. Olivier, 1909
Lucidota tristis Blanchard, 1846
Lucidota uberadana Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Lucidota viridescens McDermott, 1965
Lucidota wagneri Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Lucidota xanthocera Lucas, 1859
Luciuranus carioca Silveira, So..., 2018
Luciuranus desideratus Silveira, So..., 2018
Luciuranus dextrus Silveira, Kh..., 2016
Luciuranus jameshooki Silveira, Kh..., 2016
Luciuranus josephi Silveira, Kh..., 2016
Luciuranus magnoculus Silveira, So..., 2018
Luciuranus sinistrus Silveira, Kh..., 2016
Luciuranus takiyae Silveira, So..., 2018
Microphotus dilatatus LeConte, 1866
Photinus (Paraphotinus) tlapacoyanensis Caballero, 1996
Photinus (Paraphotinus) tuxtlaensis Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) dugesi Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photinus (Photinus) greeni Lloyd, 1969
Photinus (Photinus) ignitus Fall, 1927Delayed Photinus Firefly
Photinus (Photinus) knulli Green, 1956Fall Southwest Firefly
Photinus (Photinus) lekoalloios Caballero, 1996
Photinus (Photinus) pyralis Linnaeus, 1767Big dipper firefly
Photinus acicularis E.Olivier, 1907Helmeted Guineafowl
Photinus advenus E. Olivier, 1907
Photinus agona E.Olivier, 1905
Photinus agonus E Olivier, 1905Sandhill Crane
Photinus albicinctus Laporte, 1840
Photinus albilatera Gyllenhal, 1817
Photinus albofasciatus Pic, 1941
Photinus amazonicus Pic, 1941
Photinus apicalis Pic, 1931
Photinus atomarius E. Olivier, 1888Vulturine Guineafowl
Photinus atroscutus Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photinus augustalisi Pic, 1941
Photinus aurantiacus Pic, 1941
Photinus baeri E. Olivier, 1907
Photinus bergi E. Olivier, 1888Vulturine Guineafowl
Photinus bicoloripes Pic, 1952Cranes
Photinus bogotensis E. Olivier, 1907Helmeted Guineafowl
Photinus boxi Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photinus brevior Pic, 1941
Photinus bruchi E. Olivier, 1909
Photinus brunneohumeralis Pic, 1941
Photinus brunneotinctus Pic, 1942
Photinus caliginosus G. Olivier, 1790
Photinus calisius Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photinus cinctellus Motschulsky, 1853
Photinus circumcincta Gemminger, 1870
Photinus circumcinctus Gemminger, 1870Acute blindia moss
Photinus claricollis Pic, 1941
Photinus clermonti Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photinus collaris Laporte, 1840
Photinus congruus Chevrolat, 1881
Photinus coriocosus Pic, 1941
Photinus coroicosus Pic, 1941
Photinus coronatus Gorham, 1880
Photinus curticornis Pic, 1941Hoatzin
Photinus cylindra E.Olivier, 1905
Photinus cylindrus E Olivier, 1905Sandhill Crane
Photinus davisae Keller, 2021
Photinus discoidalis Pic, 1931
Photinus distinguenda E.Olivier, 1905
Photinus distinguendus E Olivier, 1905Sandhill Crane
Photinus elapsa E.Olivier, 1905
Photinus elapsus E Olivier, 1905Sandhill Crane
Photinus erichsoni Gemminger, 1870Acute blindia moss
Photinus extensus Gorham, 1881
Photinus fastidiosus E. Olivier, 1907
Photinus flaveolus E. Olivier, 1909
Photinus flavithorax Pic, 1940
Photinus flavonotatus Pic, 1941
Photinus frater E.Olivier, 1905Sandhill Crane
Photinus fruhstorferi Pic, 1942
Photinus fuliginosus Pic, 1941
Photinus fulvobasalis Pic, 1942
Photinus fuscicornis Kirsch, 1873
Photinus fuscus Germar, 1824
Photinus garciai Pic, 1941
Photinus gounellei Pic, 1941
Photinus gracilis Blanchard, 1846
Photinus grandis Pic, 1931
Photinus guayanensis Demay, 1838
Photinus impressicollis Motschulsky, 1854
Photinus ineptus E. Olivier, 1900
Photinus infuscatus Laporte, 1840
Photinus inhumeralis Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photinus innocuus Boheman, 1858
Photinus intercalatus Gemminger, 1870Acute blindia moss
Photinus interruptus Erichson, 1847
Photinus joergenseni E. Olivier, 1910
Photinus laticollis Pic, 1941
Photinus laticollis brasiliensis Keller and M..., 2024
Photinus laticollis laticollis Pic, 1941
Photinus latior E.Olivier, 1907
Photinus latreillei E. Olivier, 1909
Photinus lavali Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photinus leucorrhaea E.Olivier, 1910
Photinus leucorrhoeus E Olivier, 1910Sumba Buttonquail
Photinus limbativentris Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photinus linearis Latreille, 1811
Photinus lineatus E.Olivier, 1885
Photinus lojaensis Pic, 1941
Photinus longicornis E. Olivier, 1907
Photinus longipennis Motschulsky, 1853
Photinus longula Motschulsky, 1854
Photinus longulus Motschulsky, 1854
Photinus longus Gemminger, 1870Acute blindia moss
Photinus lucidus Linnaeus, 1767
Photinus luctuosus Laporte, 1840
Photinus lunulatus Blanchard, 1846
Photinus maculicollis Kirsch, 1873
Photinus marcapatanus Pic, 1941
Photinus marginatus Linnaeus, 1767
Photinus marginipennis Lucas, 1859
Photinus meditabundus E.Olivier, 1905Sandhill Crane
Photinus meridanus Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photinus minasensis Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photinus minimus Pic, 1941
Photinus minor Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photinus minutissimus Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photinus mixticollis E.Olivier, 1907
Photinus modestus Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photinus moesta Perty, 1830
Photinus multilineatus Pic, 1931
Photinus niger Blanchard, 1846
Photinus nigrovittatus Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photinus nodieri Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photinus obscurevittatus Pic, 1941
Photinus obscurivittatus Pic, 1941
Photinus occidentalis G. Olivier, 1790
Photinus olivieri Pic, 1930
Photinus omissus E.Olivier, 1885
Photinus otuzcosus Pic, 1942
Photinus ovatus Gorham, 1881
Photinus pallidipes Pic, 1941
Photinus parallelus Blanchard, 1846
Photinus parvus Blanchard, 1846
Photinus paulomarginatus Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photinus pauperculus Boheman, 1858
Photinus pelotasensis Pic, 1941
Photinus peractus E. Olivier, 1907
Photinus perbrevis E. Olivier, 1909
Photinus petaini Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photinus phosphoreus Linnaeus, 1767
Photinus piceicornis Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photinus pulchellus Gorham, 1880
Photinus quadratifer Blanchard, 1846
Photinus reductemarginalis Pic, 1941
Photinus reductilimbatus Pic, 1942
Photinus reductimarginalis Pic, 1941
Photinus reductus Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photinus reveritus E. Olivier, 1907
Photinus risorius E. Olivier, 1909
Photinus roberti E.Olivier, 1905Sandhill Crane
Photinus roseicollis Blanchard, 1846
Photinus rufomarginatus Blanchard, 1846
Photinus saladosus Pic, 1941
Photinus santiagonus Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photinus secernatus E. Olivier, 1907
Photinus semibasalis Pic, 1941
Photinus semilimbatus Pic, 1942
Photinus semiluteus Pic, 1939
Photinus sericellus E. Olivier, 1886
Photinus signaticollis Blanchard, 1846
Photinus simulans E. Olivier, 1910
Photinus speciosus E. Olivier, 1910
Photinus subattenuata Pic, 1940
Photinus subattenuatus Pic, 1940
Photinus subauranticus Pic, 1931
Photinus subinterruptus Pic, 1941
Photinus sublatus Pic, 1941
Photinus subquadricollis Pic, 1941
Photinus subtestaceus Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Photinus succensus E. Olivier, 1907
Photinus sulcicollis E. Olivier, 1886
Photinus suturellus Motschulsky, 1854
Photinus taeniatus Ernst, 1908
Photinus tapianus Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photinus teffensis Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Photinus theryi Pic, 1940
Photinus transversenotata E.Olivier, 1905
Photinus transversenotatus E Olivier, 1905Sandhill Crane
Photinus tricolorithorax Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photinus truncatus Eschscholtz, 1824
Photinus tucumanus Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photinus vacua E.Olivier, 1910
Photinus vacuus E Olivier, 1910Sumba Buttonquail
Photinus varicollis E.Olivier, 1907
Photinus velutinus Motschulsky, 1854
Photinus venustulus Erichson, 1847
Photinus vianai Pic, 1939
Photinus viduus Erichson, 1847
Photinus vittaticollis Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Photinus vulgatus E. Olivier, 1907
Photinus weygandi Pic, 1940Hoatzin
Pseudolychnuris suturalis Motschulsky, 1854
Pseudolychnuris vittata Motschulsky, 1853
Saguassu acutum Viana Roza V..., 2025
Saguassu dissidens E Olivier, 1894
Saguassu grossii Viana Roza V..., 2025
Saguassu manauara Viana Roza V..., 2025
Saguassu rebellum Viana Roza V..., 2025
Saguassu roura Viana Roza V..., 2025
Saguassu serratum Viana Roza V..., 2025
Saguassu sinuosum Viana Roza V..., 2025
Scissicauda antennata Zeballos Roz..., 2023
Scissicauda asymmetrica Zeballos Roz..., 2023
Scissicauda aurata Zeballos Roz..., 2023
Scissicauda balena Silveira, Me..., 2016
Scissicauda biflabellata Zeballos Roz..., 2023
Scissicauda disjuncta E. Olivier, 1896Plains-wanderer
Scissicauda gomesi Zeballos Roz..., 2023
Scissicauda jamari Zeballos Roz..., 2023
Scissicauda malleri Pic, 1935
Scissicauda neyi Zeballos Roz..., 2023
Scissicauda truncata Zeballos Roz..., 2023
Uanauna angaporan Campello-Gon..., 2019
Ybytyramoan diasi Da Silveira ..., 2014Spotted Rails
Ybytyramoan monteirorum Da Silveira ..., 2014Spotted Rails
Ybytyramoan praeclarum Da Silveira ..., 2014Spotted Rails
Zoiudo araucariorum Roza Mermude..., 2022
Zoiudo rosae Roza Mermude..., 2022

Subnodes of Lucidotini with occurrences in South America
SubtribeDadophorina
Olivier, 1907
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeLucidotina
Lacordaire, 1857
1
135
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribePhotinina
LeConte, 1881
3
184
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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