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Checklist for Tribe Photurini Lacordaire, 1857
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
13022
57717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
117
5105
23655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
107
4779
21768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
25
448
2325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
10
279
1411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
45
480
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPhoturinae
Lacordaire, 1857
9
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePhoturini
Lacordaire, 1857
3
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
3 Genera with 38 Species
Bicellonycha Motschulsky, 188621SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1835Femme fatale fireflies15SpeciesTaxom
Pyrogaster Motschoulsky, 18334SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
38 Species and 2 Subspecies
Bicellonycha albomarginata Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha amoena Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha amoena amoena Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha amoena nitida Gorham, 1884
Bicellonycha atra Pic, 1927
Bicellonycha collaris Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha crassa Gorham, 1884
Bicellonycha cyathigera Gorham, 1881
Bicellonycha discicollis Gorham, 1881
Bicellonycha facialis Gorham, 1881
Bicellonycha gorhami Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha limbata Pic, 1924
Bicellonycha lineola Blanchard, 1846
Bicellonycha lucidicollis Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha mexicana Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha multilineata Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Bicellonycha oliveri Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha panamensis Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha ruficollis Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha sallei Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha stigmatica E. Olivier, 1886Cranes
Photuris (Photuris) brunnipennis Jacquelin du..., 1857White Swamphen
Photuris (Photuris) frontalis LeConte, 1851Snappy Single Sync
Photuris (Photuris) pennsylvanica De Geer, 1774Dot-dash Firefly
Photuris (Photuris) pensylvanicus De Geer, 1774
Photuris (Photuris) tenuisignathus Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photuris (Photuris) trivittata Lloyd & Ball..., 2003
Photuris (Photuris) versicolor Fabricius, 1798
Photuris biolleyi Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Photuris fulvipes Blanchard, 1837
Photuris homonyma Blanchard, 1845
Photuris lecontei Kirsch, 1865Turkeys
Photuris lugubris Gorham, 1881
Photuris mollis (Gorham, 1880)⇒ Photuris frontalis LeConte, 1851
Photuris simplex Gorham, 1881
Photuris trilineata (Say, 1835)⇒ Aspisoma trilineata Say, 1835
Pyrogaster hectica Fabricius, 1801
Pyrogaster hecticus Pic, 1924
Pyrogaster magniceps Pic, 1934Queen of the prairie
Pyrogaster telephorinus Perty, 1833


Links, sources and further information
Photurini at itis.gov