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Checklist for Tribe Luciolini Wittmer, 1939
and region Asia (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1424
46886
383801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1418
46814
383608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1295
46047
379980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
722
33667
307519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
193
13388
138865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
157
11929
117739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
36
1174
13331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
15
731
9114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
83
993
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLuciolinae
Lacordaire, 1857
27
332
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLuciolini
Wittmer, 1939
23
298
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Asia
23 Genera with 298 Species
#ACEIKLMNPST
Abscondita Ballantyne, ..., 18839SpeciesTaxom
Aquatica Fu, Ballanty..., 20247SpeciesTaxom
Asymmetricata Ballantyne, 18314SpeciesTaxom
Atyphella A. S. Olliff, 19395SpeciesTaxom
Australoluciola Ballantyne, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Colophotia Motschoulsky, 188611SpeciesTaxom
Emarginoptyx Ballantyne, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Emeia Fu, Ballanty..., 20222SpeciesTaxom
Eoluciola Kazantsev, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Inflata Latreille, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Kuantana Ho, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Lampyroidea Costa, 192816SpeciesTaxom
Luciola Laporte, 1880Japanese fireflies158SpeciesTaxom
Medeopteryx Ballantyne, 188312SpeciesTaxom
Nipponoluciola Ballantyne, ..., 20222SpeciesTaxom
Photuroluciola Pic, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Poluninius Ballantyne, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Pteroptyx Olivier, 190923SpeciesTaxom
Pygoluciola Wittmer, 202527SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophanes Olivier, 20158SpeciesTaxom
Sclerotia Ballantyne, 18807SpeciesTaxom
Serratia Ballantyne, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Triangulara Pimpasalee, 20232SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asia
298 Species and 4 Subspecies
Abscondita anceyi E. Olivier, 1883Hawaiian Rail
Abscondita berembun Ho, 2019
Abscondita cerata E. Olivier, 1911Dark-winged Trumpeter
Abscondita chinensis Linnaeus, 1767
Abscondita jerangau Ho, 2019
Abscondita pallescens Gorham, 1880
Abscondita perplexa Walker, 1858
Abscondita promelaena Walker, 1858
Abscondita terminalis E. Olivier, 1883Hawaiian Rail
Aquatica ficta Olivier, 1909Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Aquatica hydrophila Jeng, Lai & ..., 2003
Aquatica lateralis Motschulsky, 1860
Aquatica leii Fu & Ballantyne, 2006Tasmanian Native-hen
Aquatica qingshen Fu and Balla..., 2024
Aquatica wuhana Fu, Ballanty..., 2010Ash-throated Crake
Aquatica xianning Fu and Balla..., 2024
Asymmetricata bicoloripes Pic, 1927
Asymmetricata circumdata Motschulsky, 1854
Asymmetricata humeralis Walker, 1858
Asymmetricata ovalis Hope, 1831
Atyphella abdominalis E.Olivier, 1886Cranes
Atyphella guerini Ballantyne, 1988
Atyphella striata Fabricius, 1801
Atyphella telokdalam Ho, 2019
Atyphella testaceolineata Pic, 1939
Australoluciola nigra E. Olivier, 1885Wild Turkey
Australoluciola thailandica Sriboonlert,..., 2017
Colophotia bakeri Pic, 1924
Colophotia brachyura E. Olivier, 1886
Colophotia brevis Ernst, 1903
Colophotia concolor E. Olivier, 1886
Colophotia elongata Pic, 1926
Colophotia miranda E. Olivier, 1886
Colophotia nigripennis Wittmer, 1939
Colophotia particulariventris Pic, 1938
Colophotia plagiata Erichson, 1834
Colophotia praeusta Eschsch., 1822
Colophotia truncata E. Olivier, 1886
Emarginoptyx trilucida Jeng & Lai, 2003
Emeia pseudosauteri Geisthardt, 2004Yellow Rail
Emeia pulchra Zhu & Zhen, 2022
Eoluciola varang S. V. Kazantsev, 2012Sooty Rail
Inflata indica Motschulsky, 1854
Kuantana menayah Ballantyne, 2019
Lampyroidea achaiaca Geisthardt, 1999Flufftails
Lampyroidea antennalis Geisthardt, 1988Red-fronted Coot
Lampyroidea dispar Fairmaire, 1857
Lampyroidea graeca Laporte de C..., 1833
Lampyroidea lucifer Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Lampyroidea lucifera (E. Olivier, 1884)⇒ Lampyroidea lucifer Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Lampyroidea maculata Geisthardt, 2004Baillon's Crake
Lampyroidea maculicollis Mulsant & Wa..., 1852
Lampyroidea nigrescens E. Olivier, 1884Lesser Sandhill Crane
Lampyroidea persica E. Olivier, 1907Helmeted Guineafowl
Lampyroidea quadrinotata Wittmer, 1935Spotted Crake
Lampyroidea quadrinotata binotata Wittmer, 1935
Lampyroidea quadrinotata quadrinotata Wittmer, 1935
Lampyroidea schneideri Geisthardt, 1999Flufftails
Lampyroidea syriaca Costa, 1875
Lampyroidea tenenbaumi Pic, 1928
Luciola (Hotaria) papariensis Doi, 1932Bogota Rail
Luciola (Hotaria) parvula Kiesenwetter, 1874Red turnip beetle
Luciola (Luciola) anceyi (E. Olivier, 1883)⇒ Abscondita anceyi E. Olivier, 1883
Luciola (Luciola) aquatilis Thancharoen, 2007
Luciola (Luciola) bourgeoisi E. Olivier, 1895Guineafowl
Luciola (Luciola) cerata (E. Olivier, 1911)⇒ Abscondita cerata E. Olivier, 1911
Luciola (Luciola) chinensis (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Abscondita chinensis Linnaeus, 1767
Luciola (Luciola) cruciata (Motschulsky, 1854)⇒ Luciola picticollis Kiesenwetter, 1874
Luciola (Luciola) curtithorax Pic, 1927
Luciola (Luciola) davidis E. Olivier, 1895
Luciola (Luciola) ficta (E. Olivier, 1909)⇒ Aquatica ficta Olivier, 1909
Luciola (Luciola) filiformis filiformis E..., 1913Red-legged Crake
Luciola filiformis filiformis E. Olivier, 1913
Luciola filiformis yayeyamana Matsumura, 1918
Luciola (Luciola) fissicollis Fairmaire, 1891
Luciola (Luciola) flava Pic, 1929
Luciola (Luciola) flavida Hope, 1845
Luciola (Luciola) fletcheri Pic, 1935
Luciola (Luciola) fukienensis Pic, 1955
Luciola (Luciola) hydrophila (Jeng, P.-S. ..., 2003)⇒ Aquatica hydrophila Jeng, Lai & ..., 2003
Luciola (Luciola) impedita E. Olivier, 1902
Luciola (Luciola) italica Linnaeus, 1767
Luciola (Luciola) japonica Thunberg, 1784
Luciola (Luciola) judaica E. Olivier, 1884Lesser Sandhill Crane
Luciola (Luciola) kagiana Matsumura, 1928Chestnut Rail
Luciola (Luciola) kervillei E. Olivier, 1909
Luciola (Luciola) klapperichi Pic, 1955
Luciola (Luciola) kuroiwae Matsumura, 1918Red-legged Crake
Luciola (Luciola) lateralis (Motschulsky, 1860)⇒ Aquatica lateralis Motschulsky, 1860
Luciola (Luciola) laticollis Gorham, 1883
Luciola (Luciola) leii (Fu & Ballantyne, 2006)⇒ Aquatica leii Fu & Ballantyne, 2006
Luciola (Luciola) limbalis Fairmaire, 1889Spinach flea beetle
Luciola (Luciola) lusitanica Charpentier, 1825
Luciola (Luciola) mongolica Motschulsky, 1860
Luciola (Luciola) nitescens E. Olivier, 1903
Luciola (Luciola) novaki G. Müller, 1946
Luciola (Luciola) ovalis (Hope, 1831)⇒ Asymmetricata ovalis Hope, 1831
Luciola (Luciola) owadai Satô & Kimu..., 1994
Luciola (Luciola) picticollis Kiesenwetter, 1874Red turnip beetle
Luciola (Luciola) pieli Pic, 1939
Luciola (Luciola) praeusta (Kiesenwetter, 1874)⇒ Abscondita chinensis Linnaeus, 1767
Luciola (Luciola) satoi Jeng & Yang, 2003
Luciola (Luciola) stigmaticollis Fairmaire, 1887
Luciola (Luciola) substriata Gorham, 1880
Luciola (Luciola) terminalis (E. Olivier, 1883)⇒ Abscondita terminalis E. Olivier, 1883
Luciola (Luciola) trilucida Jeng & Lai, 2003
Luciola (Luciola) tsushimana (Nakane, 1970)⇒ Luciola papariensis Doi, 1932
Luciola (Luciola) unmunsana Doi, 1931Plain-flanked Rail
Luciola (Photuroluciola) deplanata (Pic, 1931)⇒ Photuroluciola deplanata Pic, 1931
Luciola (Pygoluciola) kinabalua (Ballantyne &..., 2001)⇒ Pygoluciola kinabalua Ballantyne &..., 2001
Luciola (Pygoluciola) stylifer (Wittmer, 1939)⇒ Pygoluciola stylifer Wittmer, 1939
Luciola abdominalis E. Olivier, 1886
Luciola abscondita E. Olivier, 1891
Luciola acerra Gorham, 1895
Luciola aegrota E.Olivier, 1891
Luciola aemula E. Olivier, 1891
Luciola affinis Gorham, 1880
Luciola ambita E. Olivier, 1896
Luciola angusticollis E. Olivier, 1886
Luciola antennalis Bourgeois, 1905
Luciola apicalis Eschscholtz, 1822
Luciola atrimembris Pic, 1933
Luciola atripes Pic, 1929
Luciola aurantiaca Pic, 1927
Luciola auritula E. Olivier, 1910
Luciola bicoloriceps Pic, 1924
Luciola bicoloripes Pic, 1927
Luciola binhana Pic, 1927
Luciola brahmina Bourgeois, 1890
Luciola calceata E. Olivier, 1905
Luciola candezei E. Olivier, 1902
Luciola carinata Gorham, 1880
Luciola chapaensis Pic, 1923
Luciola cincta Fabricius, 1787
Luciola cingulata Ernst, 1885
Luciola circumdata Motschulsky, 1854
Luciola clara E. Olivier, 1907Helmeted Guineafowl
Luciola complanata Gorham, 1895
Luciola concreta E. Olivier, 1907Helmeted Guineafowl
Luciola costata (Lea, 1921)⇒ Luciola pici McDermott, 1966
Luciola costipennis (Gorham, 1880)⇒ Curios costipennis Gorham, 1880
Luciola curticollis Pic, 1927
Luciola delauneyi Bourgeois, 1890Demoiselle Crane
Luciola dilatata Pic, 1929
Luciola doriae E. Olivier, 1885
Luciola dubia (E. Olivier, 1903)⇒ Abscondita perplexa Walker, 1858
Luciola exigua Gyllenhal, 1817
Luciola exstincta E. Olivier, 1886
Luciola extricans Walker, 1858
Luciola flebilis E. Olivier, 1909
Luciola formosana (Matsumura, 1918)⇒ Luciola substriata Gorham, 1880
Luciola fukiensis Pic, 1955
Luciola gigas E. Olivier, 1888Vulturine Guineafowl
Luciola gorhami Ritsema, 1883
Luciola hamulata E.Olivier, 1885
Luciola hirticeps E. Olivier, 1888Vulturine Guineafowl
Luciola horni Bourgeois, 1905
Luciola humeralis Walker, 1858
Luciola humilis (Ernst, 1896)⇒ Australoluciola nigra E. Olivier, 1885
Luciola ibukiyamana (Nawa, 1921)⇒ Luciola parvula Kiesenwetter, 1874
Luciola immarginata Bourgeois, 1890Demoiselle Crane
Luciola impolita (Olivier, 1913)⇒ Curtos impolitus Olivier, 1913
Luciola impressa E. Olivier, 1910
Luciola indica Motschulsky, 1854
Luciola infuscata Erichson, 1834
Luciola insularis E. Olivier, 1883
Luciola intricata Walker, 1858
Luciola jeanvoinei Pic, 1927
Luciola jengai Ho, 2019
Luciola lambkinae Keller & Bal..., 2021
Luciola limbatipennis Pic, 1923
Luciola maindroni Pic, 1927
Luciola melaspis Bourgeois, 1909
Luciola multicostulata Pic, 1927
Luciola mundula (Olivier, 1913)⇒ Curtos mundulus Olivier, 1913
Luciola niah Ho, 2019
Luciola nicolleri Bugnion, 1922
Luciola nicollieri Bugnion, 1922
Luciola nigripes Gorham, 1903
Luciola nigritarsis Pic, 1927
Luciola noctivaga E. Olivier, 1907
Luciola notaticollis Pic, 1914
Luciola notatipennis E. Olivier, 1909
Luciola obscura Pic, 1928
Luciola ochracea Gorham, 1895
Luciola pallescens Gorham, 1880
Luciola pallidipes Pic, 1928
Luciola pedemontana (Motschulsky, 1853)⇒ Luciola italica Linnaeus, 1767
Luciola perplexa Walker, 1858
Luciola perspicua E. Olivier, 1907Helmeted Guineafowl
Luciola picea Gorham, 1882
Luciola pici McDermott, 1966
Luciola promelaena Walker, 1858
Luciola recticollis E. Olivier, 1900
Luciola robusticeps Pic, 1928
Luciola roseicolllis Pic, 1933
Luciola rugiceps E. Olivier, 1886
Luciola sauteri E.Olivier, 1913
Luciola semilimbata E.Olivier, 1883
Luciola semimarginata E. Olivier, 1902
Luciola seriata E. Olivier, 1891
Luciola singapura Jusoh & Ball..., 2021
Luciola sordida Olivier, 1905
Luciola succincta Bourgeois, 1890
Luciola sudra Gorham, 1903
Luciola syriaca Costa, 1875
Luciola testaceolineata Pic, 1939
Luciola timida E. Olivier, 1883
Luciola tincticollis Gorham, 1895
Luciola tiomana Ho, 2019
Luciola trivandrensis Raj, 1947
Luciola truncata Olivier, 1886
Luciola tuberculata Yiu, 2017Lumpy-necked Flasher
Luciola varia E. Olivier, 1908
Luciola variolosa Bourgeois, 1907
Luciola vitalisi Pic, 1934
Luciola vittata Laporte, 1833Bent two-whorl buckwheat
Luciola xanthura Gorham, 1880
Medeopteryx alacauda Sriboonlert ..., 2023
Medeopteryx amilae Satô, 1976
Medeopteryx bengalensis Ghosh Sarkar..., 2025
Medeopteryx fraseri Ho, 2019
Medeopteryx fulminea Ballantyne, 1987Purple Gallinule
Medeopteryx hongkongensis Yiu, 2017
Medeopteryx incisura Sriboonlert ..., 2023
Medeopteryx isaanensis Sriboonlert ..., 2023
Medeopteryx maehongsonensis Sriboonlert ..., 2023
Medeopteryx semimarginata E.Olivier, 1883Hawaiian Rail
Medeopteryx tarsalis E. Olivier, 1885Wild Turkey
Medeopteryx timida E.Olivier, 1883Hawaiian Rail
Nipponoluciola cruciata Motschulsky,..., 2022
Nipponoluciola owadai Sato & Kimur..., 2022
Photuroluciola deplanata Pic, 1931
Poluninius selangoriensis Ballantyne, 2013
Pteroptyx amilae (Satô, 1977)⇒ Medeopteryx amilae Satô, 1976
Pteroptyx asymmetria Ballantyne, 2001Drummer Rail
Pteroptyx atripennis Pic, 1923
Pteroptyx balingiana Jusoh, 2018
Pteroptyx bearni E. Olivier, 1909The Comtesse's Firefly
Pteroptyx curticollis Pic, 1923
Pteroptyx decolor E. Olivier, 1911Southern Crested Guineafowl
Pteroptyx fulminea (Ballantyne, 1987)⇒ Medeopteryx fulminea Ballantyne, 1987
Pteroptyx galbina Jusoh, 2015
Pteroptyx gelasina Ballantyne, 2001Drummer Rail
Pteroptyx gombakia Ballantyne, 2015
Pteroptyx macdermotti Ballantyne, 1970
Pteroptyx maipo Ballantyne, 2011Maipo Bent-winged Firefly
Pteroptyx malaccae Gorham, 1880Synchronous Bent-wing Firefly
Pteroptyx masatakai Kawashima, 2003
Pteroptyx sayangia Ballantyne, 2015
Pteroptyx similis Ballantyne, 2001
Pteroptyx sulawesiensis Kawashima, 2003
Pteroptyx surabayia Ballantyne, 2015
Pteroptyx tener Olivier, 1907Helmeted Guineafowl
Pteroptyx testacea Motschulsky, 1854
Pteroptyx truncata Ballantyne, 2001Drummer Rail
Pteroptyx valida E. Olivier, 1909Non-synchronous Bent-wing Firefly
Pygoluciola abscondita E.Olivier, 1891Pale-winged Trumpeter
Pygoluciola ambita E.Olivier, 1896Plains-wanderer
Pygoluciola baise Fu and Balla..., 2025
Pygoluciola bangladeshi Ballantyne, 2019
Pygoluciola calceata E.Olivier, 1905Sandhill Crane
Pygoluciola davidis E Olivier, 1895
Pygoluciola dunguna Nada, 2018
Pygoluciola guigliae Ballantyne, 1970
Pygoluciola hamulata E. Olivier, 1885Wild Turkey
Pygoluciola insularis E.Olivier, 1883Hawaiian Rail
Pygoluciola kinabalua Ballantyne &..., 2001Common Moorhen
Pygoluciola manmaia Fu and Balla..., 2025
Pygoluciola matalangao Ballantyne, 2019
Pygoluciola nitescens E.Olivier, 1903
Pygoluciola phupan Ho, 2019
Pygoluciola qingyu Fu & Ballantyne, 2008Band-bellied Crake
Pygoluciola quzhou Fu and Balla..., 2025
Pygoluciola rammale Wijekoon and..., 2024
Pygoluciola ruhuna Wijekoon and..., 2024
Pygoluciola satoi Ballantyne, 2008Corn Crake
Pygoluciola stylifer Wittmer, 1939
Pygoluciola tamarat Ho, 2019
Pygoluciola tunchangia Fu and Balla..., 2025
Pygoluciola vitalisi Pic, 1934Tobacco budworm
Pygoluciola wittmeri Ballantyne, 1970
Pygoluciola yingjiangia Fu and Balla..., 2025
Pygoluciola yupingia Fu and Balla..., 2025
Pyrophanes appendiculata E. Olivier, 1885
Pyrophanes beccarii Olivier, 1885
Pyrophanes elgonata Ballantyne, 2015
Pyrophanes indica Motschulsky, 1854
Pyrophanes quadrimaculata E. Olivier, 1886
Pyrophanes semilimbata E. Olivier, 1883Hawaiian Rail
Pyrophanes similis E. Olivier, 1885
Pyrophanes similisimma Ballantyne, 2015
Sclerotia aquatilis Thancharoen, 2007
Sclerotia brahmina Bourgeois, 1890Giant Coot
Sclerotia carinata Gorham, 1880
Sclerotia flavida Hope, 1845
Sclerotia fui Ballantyne, 2016
Sclerotia seriata Olivier, 1891Pale-winged Trumpeter
Sclerotia substriata Gorham, 1880
Serratia sibuyania Ballantyne, 2019
Triangulara frontoflava Pimpasalee, 2016
Triangulara sunderbanensis Ghosh Sarkar..., 2023


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