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Checklist for Tribe Photurini Lacordaire, 1857
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1812
113780
1210168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
929
84484
1007160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
234
35522
419905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
189
32170
363924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
40
2553
37188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
18
1525
21940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms
189
3262
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPhoturinae
Lacordaire, 1857
32
539
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePhoturini
Lacordaire, 1857
4
260
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
4 Genera with 260 Species
Bicellonycha Motschulsky, 198249SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 2023Femme fatale fireflies132SpeciesTaxom
Presbyolampis Buck, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Pyrogaster Motschoulsky, 190580SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
260 Species and 4 Subspecies
Bicellonycha albilatera Gyllenhal, 1817
Bicellonycha albomarginata Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha amoena Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha amoena amoena Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha amoena nitida Gorham, 1884
Bicellonycha atra Pic, 1927
Bicellonycha bipartita Pic, 1927
Bicellonycha boliviana Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha brasiliana Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha bruchi E. Olivier, 1911Southern Crested Guineafowl
Bicellonycha brunneonotata Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Bicellonycha catharina Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha championi Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha collaris Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha colombiana Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha crassa Gorham, 1884
Bicellonycha cyathigera Gorham, 1881
Bicellonycha deleta Motschulsky, 1854
Bicellonycha depressa E. Olivier, 1886Cranes
Bicellonycha dimidiata Blanchard, 1846
Bicellonycha discicollis Gorham, 1881
Bicellonycha facialis Gorham, 1881
Bicellonycha gibba Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Bicellonycha gorhami Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha immigrans Buck, 1947
Bicellonycha limbata Pic, 1924
Bicellonycha lineola Blanchard, 1846
Bicellonycha lividipennis Motschulsky, 1854
Bicellonycha lucidicollis Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha melanura Motschulsky, 1854
Bicellonycha mexicana Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha multilineata Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Bicellonycha oliveri Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha ornaticollis Blanchard, 1846
Bicellonycha panamensis Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha peruana Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha pici Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha postcutellaris Pic, 1927
Bicellonycha pulchella E. Olivier, 1886
Bicellonycha rospigliosi Brèthes, 1920
Bicellonycha ruficollis Gorham, 1880
Bicellonycha sallei Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha signata E. Olivier, 1886Cranes
Bicellonycha stigmatica E. Olivier, 1886Cranes
Bicellonycha tenuicornis Ernst, 1886Cranes
Bicellonycha thiemeni Zaragoza Cab..., 1989
Bicellonycha wickershamorum Cicero, 1982Southwest Spring Firefly
Bicellonycha wickershamorum piceum Cicero, 1982Gila Southwest Spring Firefly
Bicellonycha wickershamorum wickershamorum Cicero, 1982Southwest Spring Firefly
Photuris (Cephalophoturis) excavaticeps Pic, 1927
Photuris (Photuris) aureolucens Barber, 1951
Photuris (Photuris) bethaniensis McDermott, 1953Bethany Beach Firefly
Photuris (Photuris) brunnipennis Jacquelin du..., 1857White Swamphen
Photuris (Photuris) caerulescens Barber, 1951
Photuris (Photuris) cinctipennis Barber, 1951Belted Firefly
Photuris (Photuris) divisa LeConte, 1851
Photuris (Photuris) fairchildi Barber, 1951Cape Breton Firefly
Photuris (Photuris) flavicollis Fall, 1927Sky Island Firefly
Photuris (Photuris) frontalis LeConte, 1851Snappy Single Sync
Photuris (Photuris) hebes Barber, 1951Heebie-jeebies
Photuris (Photuris) lloydi McDermott, 1966
Photuris (Photuris) lucicrescens Barber, 1951
Photuris (Photuris) missouriensis McDermott, 1962
Photuris (Photuris) pennsylvanica De Geer, 1774Dot-dash Firefly
Photuris (Photuris) pensylvanicus De Geer, 1774
Photuris (Photuris) potomaca Barber, 1951
Photuris (Photuris) pyralomimus Barber, 1951
Photuris (Photuris) salinus Barber, 1951
Photuris (Photuris) tenuisignathus Zaragoza Cab..., 1995
Photuris (Photuris) tremulans Barber, 1951
Photuris (Photuris) trivittata Lloyd & Ball..., 2003
Photuris (Photuris) versicolor Fabricius, 1798
Photuris alexanderi Lloyd, 2018
Photuris alleganiensis Lloyd, 2018
Photuris alternans E. Olivier, 1886
Photuris angusta Kirsch, 1889Cranes
Photuris anna Heckscher, 2021
Photuris annulicornis Boheman, 1858
Photuris apicalis Pic, 1926
Photuris apollinairei Pic, 1925
Photuris appalachianensis Lloyd, 2018
Photuris asacoa Lloyd, 2018
Photuris axillaris Motschulsky, 1853
Photuris barberi Lloyd, 2018
Photuris beanii Lloyd, 2018
Photuris bicoloripes Pic, 1926
Photuris billbrowni Lloyd, 2018
Photuris binotata E. Olivier, 1886
Photuris biolleyi Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Photuris blattoides Laporte, 1833
Photuris branhami Lloyd, 2018
Photuris bridgeniensis Lloyd, 2018
Photuris caerulucens Barber, 1951
Photuris campestra Lloyd, 2018
Photuris carrorum Lloyd, 2018
Photuris chenangoa Lloyd, 2018
Photuris cincticollis Erichson, 1847
Photuris congener (LeConte, 1852)⇒ Photuris divisa LeConte, 1851
Photuris corvus E. Olivier, 1905
Photuris cowaseloniensis Lloyd, 2018
Photuris despecta Motschulsky, 1854
Photuris discoidalis Kirsch, 1865Turkeys
Photuris dorothae Lloyd, 2018
Photuris douglasae Lloyd, 2018
Photuris eliza Heckscher, 2021
Photuris elliptica E. Olivier, 1886
Photuris elongata Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Photuris eureka Lloyd, 2018
Photuris falli Barber, 1951
Photuris fausta E. Olivier, 1911Southern Crested Guineafowl
Photuris femoralis Curtis, 1839
Photuris figuramuto Heckscher, 2023
Photuris flavithorax Pic, 1938
Photuris forresti Lloyd, 2018Loopy Five Firefly
Photuris fulvipes Blanchard, 1837
Photuris funesta Gorham, 1880
Photuris gentrae Lloyd, 2018
Photuris grandjeani Pic, 1929
Photuris harrannorum Lloyd, 2018
Photuris hiawasseensis Lloyd, 2018
Photuris homonyma Blanchard, 1845
Photuris inapicalis Pic, 1926
Photuris jamaicensis E. Olivier, 1886
Photuris katrinae Lloyd, 2018
Photuris lamarcki Lloyd, 2018
Photuris latefascia Motschulsky, 1854
Photuris lateralis Motschulsky, 1854
Photuris lecontei Kirsch, 1865Turkeys
Photuris lepida Ernst, 1886
Photuris lineatocollis Motschulsky, 1854
Photuris livida G. Olivier, 1790
Photuris lojaensis Pic, 1939
Photuris lugubris Gorham, 1881
Photuris lycoides Laporte, 1833
Photuris lynfaustae Lloyd, 2018
Photuris maculicrus E. Olivier, 1911Southern Crested Guineafowl
Photuris maicoi Lloyd, 2018
Photuris malleri Pic, 1933
Photuris margotooleae Lloyd, 2018
Photuris mcavoyi Heckscher an..., 2024
Photuris mollis (Gorham, 1880)⇒ Photuris frontalis LeConte, 1851
Photuris moorei Lloyd, 2018
Photuris mysticalampas Heckscher, 2013Mysterious Lantern Firefly
Photuris nigriceps Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Photuris paludivulpes Lloyd, 2018
Photuris particularis Pic, 1927
Photuris patriei Lloyd, 2018
Photuris pensylvanica De Geer, 1774Dot-dash Firefly
Photuris perspicillata E. Olivier, 1910
Photuris piceovittata Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Photuris polacekae Lloyd, 2018
Photuris pyralomima Barber, 1951
Photuris rhagonychoides E. Olivier, 1886
Photuris rubicunda Erichson, 1848
Photuris rugicollis E. Olivier, 1886
Photuris salina Barber, 1951Salt Marsh Firefly
Photuris sellicki Heckscher, 2021
Photuris seminigra Kirsch, 1865Turkeys
Photuris sheckscheri Heckscher, 2021
Photuris signatipennis E. Olivier, 1911Southern Crested Guineafowl
Photuris simplex Gorham, 1881
Photuris sivinskii Lloyd, 2018
Photuris stanleyi Lloyd, 2018
Photuris stevensae Lloyd, 2018
Photuris suturalis Pic, 1939
Photuris tasunkowitcoi Lloyd, 2018
Photuris testaceocincta Pic, 1939
Photuris testaceohumeralis Pic, 1939
Photuris trilineata (Say, 1835)⇒ Aspisoma trilineata Say, 1835
Photuris uncta E. Olivier, 1909
Photuris unicolor E. Olivier, 1909
Photuris unifasciata Pic, 1932
Photuris velox E. Olivier, 1886
Photuris verticalis E. Olivier, 1909
Photuris villosa E. Olivier, 1886
Photuris vittipennis Motschulsky, 1854
Photuris wagneri Pic, 1929
Photuris walkeri Lloyd, 2018
Photuris walldoxeyi Faust, 2019Cypress Firefly
Photuris whistlerae Lloyd, 2018
Photuris witmeri Heckscher, 2023
Presbyolampis immigrans Buck, 1947Crested Argus
Presbyolampis mirabilis Kazantsev & ..., 2009Green Peafowl
Presbyolampis vegaensis Kazantsev, 2006
Pyrogaster ambulans E. Olivier, 1911Southern Crested Guineafowl
Pyrogaster angustata E Olivier, 1886Cranes
Pyrogaster angustatus E. Olivier, 1886
Pyrogaster atriceps Pic, 1928
Pyrogaster atripes Pic, 1928
Pyrogaster atrocinctus Pic, 1930Queen of the forest
Pyrogaster aurea E Olivier, 1887Whooping Crane
Pyrogaster aureus Ernst, 1887
Pyrogaster bicoloricollis Pic, 1928
Pyrogaster bicoloripes Pic, 1928
Pyrogaster bilineaticeps Pic, 1935
Pyrogaster bilineatus Pic, 1928
Pyrogaster brevenotata Pic, 1931
Pyrogaster brevinotatus Pic, 1931
Pyrogaster coxalis Ernst, 1885
Pyrogaster dilatata Motschulsky, 1854
Pyrogaster dilatatus Motschulsky, 1854
Pyrogaster elegans Ernst, 1886Cranes
Pyrogaster elongatior Pic, 1935
Pyrogaster fasciatipennis Pic, 1933
Pyrogaster flavohumeralis Pic, 1931
Pyrogaster foedus Olivier, 1911Southern Crested Guineafowl
Pyrogaster fugax E. Olivier, 1886Cranes
Pyrogaster fuliginosa Blanchard, 1845
Pyrogaster fuliginosus Blanchard, 1837
Pyrogaster grylloides Motschulsky, 1853
Pyrogaster hectica Fabricius, 1801
Pyrogaster hecticus Pic, 1924
Pyrogaster hickeri Pic, 1926
Pyrogaster infelix E. Olivier, 1911Southern Crested Guineafowl
Pyrogaster infuscata E Olivier, 1886Cranes
Pyrogaster infuscatus E. Olivier, 1886
Pyrogaster insuturalis Pic, 1928
Pyrogaster lateapicalis Pic, 1928
Pyrogaster lineaticeps Pic, 1928
Pyrogaster lunifer Eschscholtz, 1822
Pyrogaster lunifera Eschscholtz, 1822
Pyrogaster maetus Pic, 1939
Pyrogaster magniceps Pic, 1934Queen of the prairie
Pyrogaster major Pic, 1928
Pyrogaster malepicta E Olivier, 1911Southern Crested Guineafowl
Pyrogaster malepictus E. Olivier, 1911
Pyrogaster margipallens E. Olivier, 1909
Pyrogaster mediofasciata Pic, 1926
Pyrogaster mediofasciatus Pic, 1926
Pyrogaster moesta Germar, 1824
Pyrogaster moestus Germar, 1824
Pyrogaster multinotata Pic, 1928
Pyrogaster multinotatus Pic, 1928
Pyrogaster nigrolineata Pic, 1929
Pyrogaster nigrolineatus Pic, 1929
Pyrogaster picta E Olivier, 1886
Pyrogaster pictus Ernst, 1886
Pyrogaster placita E Olivier, 1907
Pyrogaster placitus E. Olivier, 1907
Pyrogaster rubronotata Pic, 1933
Pyrogaster rubronotatus Pic, 1933
Pyrogaster scapularis Pic, 1928
Pyrogaster squalida E Olivier, 1886Cranes
Pyrogaster squalidus E. Olivier, 1886
Pyrogaster subcarinipennis Pic, 1939
Pyrogaster subdola E Olivier, 1905Sandhill Crane
Pyrogaster subdolus E. Olivier, 1905
Pyrogaster subelegans E. Olivier, 1908
Pyrogaster sublunulata Pic, 1932
Pyrogaster sublunulatus Pic, 1932
Pyrogaster subnitida Pic, 1928
Pyrogaster subnitidus Pic, 1929
Pyrogaster superba E Olivier, 1907
Pyrogaster superbus E. Olivier, 1907
Pyrogaster telephorina Perty, 1830
Pyrogaster telephorinus Perty, 1833
Pyrogaster testaceithorax Pic, 1928
Pyrogaster testaceofasciatus Pic, 1928
Pyrogaster transversa E Olivier, 1886Cranes
Pyrogaster transversus E. Olivier, 1886
Pyrogaster trinotata Pic, 1933
Pyrogaster trinotatus Pic, 1933
Pyrogaster vestita E Olivier, 1905Sandhill Crane
Pyrogaster vestitus E. Olivier, 1905


Links, sources and further information
Photurini at itis.gov