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Checklist for Tribe Luciolini Wittmer, 1939
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
78
1509
6505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
71
1262
5308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
12
85
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
5
59
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
7
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLuciolinae
Lacordaire, 1857
6
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLuciolini
Wittmer, 1939
6
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
6 Genera with 5 Species
Atyphella A. S. Olliff, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Australoluciola Ballantyne, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Luciola Laporte, 1979Japanese fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Medeopteryx Ballantyne, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Missimia Ballantyne, 2009
0SpeciesTaxom
Pteroptyx Olivier, 19871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
5 Species
Atyphella aphrogeneia Ballantyne, 1979
Australoluciola aspera E. Olivier, 1910Sumba Buttonquail
Luciola (Luciola) aphrogeneia (Ballantyne &..., 1979)⇒ Atyphella aphrogeneia Ballantyne, 1979
Medeopteryx effulgens Ballantyne, 1987Purple Gallinule
Pteroptyx effulgens (Ballantyne, 1987)⇒ Medeopteryx effulgens Ballantyne, 1987


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