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Checklist for Tribe Luciolini Wittmer, 1939
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
146
11745
86825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
125
10691
74394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
24
663
4382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
10
361
2534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
24
254
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLuciolinae
Lacordaire, 1857
4
117
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLuciolini
Wittmer, 1939
3
117
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
3 Genera with 117 Species
Luciola Laporte, 1904Japanese fireflies116SpeciesTaxom
Medeopteryx Ballantyne, 2013
0SpeciesTaxom
Photuroluciola Pic, 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
117 Species
Luciola (Luciola) fissicollis Fairmaire, 1891
Luciola (Luciola) fletcheri Pic, 1935
Luciola (Luciola) italica Linnaeus, 1767
Luciola (Luciola) japonica Thunberg, 1784
Luciola (Luciola) lusitanica Charpentier, 1825
Luciola (Luciola) magambae McDermott, 1963Buttonquail
Luciola (Luciola) nitescens E. Olivier, 1903
Luciola (Photuroluciola) deplanata (Pic, 1931)⇒ Photuroluciola deplanata Pic, 1931
Luciola (Pygatyphella) tagensis Ballantyne, 1970
Luciola affinis Gorham, 1880
Luciola amplipennis Fairmaire, 1880
Luciola atriceps Pic, 1916
Luciola atrimembris Pic, 1933
Luciola atritarsis Pic, 1916
Luciola atriventris Pic, 1925
Luciola basipennis Pic, 1958
Luciola bimaculata Klug, 1855
Luciola bimaculicollis Boheman, 1851
Luciola bimyxata Murray, 1867
Luciola binotata Pic, 1951
Luciola biscutellata Fairmaire, 1896
Luciola bomansi Pic, 1956
Luciola burgeoni Pic, 1931
Luciola caffra Boheman, 1851
Luciola capensis Fabricius, 1775
Luciola carinaticollis Pic, 1952Cranes
Luciola cavifrons Fairmaire, 1900
Luciola christyi Pic, 1931
Luciola cincticollis Klug, 1855
Luciola cisteloides Klug, 1855
Luciola collarti Pic, 1931
Luciola completelimbata Pic, 1952Cranes
Luciola congoana E. Olivier, 1895Guineafowl
Luciola consobrina Hicker, 1942African Rail
Luciola costulata Fairmaire, 1886
Luciola coxalis Ernst, 1883
Luciola deleta Fairmaire, 1896
Luciola dilecta E. Olivier, 1908
Luciola discicollis Castelnau, 1833Bent two-whorl buckwheat
Luciola discobrunnescens Pic, 1951
Luciola discoidalis Pic, 1931
Luciola dregei Motschulsky, 1853
Luciola errans E. Olivier, 1902
Luciola exoleta Motschulsky, 1854
Luciola falsa E. Olivier, 1907
Luciola fasciiventris Fairmaire, 1898
Luciola fusca Motschulsky, 1854
Luciola fuscula Boheman, 1851
Luciola gaiffei Alluaud, 1899Madagascar Rail
Luciola galactopyga Fairmaire, 1884
Luciola gaudens E. Olivier, 1910
Luciola gemina Ernst, 1906
Luciola geniculata E. Olivier, 1902
Luciola ghesquierei Pic, 1934Queen of the prairie
Luciola gigantea Pic, 1916
Luciola gigas E. Olivier, 1888Vulturine Guineafowl
Luciola goudotii Laporte, 1833Bent two-whorl buckwheat
Luciola gowdeyi Pic, 1933
Luciola grandjeani Pic, 1931
Luciola imbellis E. Olivier, 1908
Luciola imerinae Bourgeois, 1899Guam Rail
Luciola inlateralis Pic, 1952Cranes
Luciola innotatipennis Pic, 1916
Luciola insignis E. Olivier, 1883
Luciola intermedia Fairmaire, 1896
Luciola krugeri E. Olivier, 1905
Luciola laeta Gerstaecker, 1871
Luciola latediscoidalis Pic, 1952Cranes
Luciola latelimbata Pic, 1956
Luciola leroyi Pic, 1952Cranes
Luciola longula E. Olivier, 1914White-naped Crane
Luciola lucernula Reiche, 1850
Luciola maculiscuta Fairmaire, 1884
Luciola madagascariensis Guérin-Mén..., 1831
Luciola major Pic, 1952Cranes
Luciola mareei Pic, 1952Cranes
Luciola mediodivisa Pic, 1952Cranes
Luciola mediojuncta Pic, 1952Cranes
Luciola melancholica E. Olivier, 1913
Luciola melanura Castelnau, 1833Bent two-whorl buckwheat
Luciola mendax Ernst, 1905
Luciola mocquerysi E. Olivier, 1902
Luciola mutata Pic, 1939
Luciola nitidicollis Pic, 1916
Luciola nitidula Fabricius, 1781
Luciola obscuripennis Klug, 1855
Luciola olivieri Bourgeois, 1908
Luciola overlaeti Pic, 1931
Luciola pallida Kolbe, 1883
Luciola pattersoni Pic, 1935
Luciola perpetiuscula Kolbe, 1887
Luciola pouilloni Pic, 1931
Luciola praestans E. Olivier, 1896Crested Guineafowl
Luciola praetermissa E. Olivier, 1909
Luciola pumila Boheman, 1851
Luciola puncticollis Castelnau, 1833Bent two-whorl buckwheat
Luciola quadrimaculata Pic, 1952Cranes
Luciola quadripunctata Kolbe, 1883
Luciola ruficollis Guérin-Mén..., 1830
Luciola scheitzae Pic, 1952Cranes
Luciola semiventralis Fairmaire, 1899
Luciola semivittata Pic, 1952Cranes
Luciola septemmaculata E. Olivier, 1888Vulturine Guineafowl
Luciola spilodera Fairmaire, 1898
Luciola stanleyi E. Olivier, 1913
Luciola subunicolor Pic, 1931
Luciola tabida Gorham, 1880
Luciola taeniaticollis Fairmaire, 1886
Luciola testaceipes Pic, 1916
Luciola testaceiventris Pic, 1916
Luciola tetrasticta Fairmaire, 1888
Luciola trimaculata Pic, 1916
Luciola turneri Pic, 1934Queen of the prairie
Luciola umbratica E. Olivier, 1907
Luciola vleeschouwersi Pic, 1952Cranes
Luciola xanthochroa Fairmaire, 1904
Photuroluciola deplanata Pic, 1931


Links, sources and further information
Luciolini at artfakta.se
Luciolini at dyntaxa.se
Luciolini at itis.gov