Taxonomy of Genus Photuris Dejean, 1833
Femme fatale fireflies, Firefly
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 592
62779
813516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 274
54416
687671 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
| 52
4609
79150 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles | 23
2729
37099 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Lampyridae
Latreille, 1817
Fireflies, Firefly, Firefly Beetles, Glow worms, Glowworms | 261
3932 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Photurinae
Lacordaire, 1857
| 33
658 | Genera
Species | | Tribe | Photurini
Lacordaire, 1857
| 4
277 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Photuris
Dejean, 1833
Femme fatale fireflies, Firefly | 139 | Species |
Subnodes of Photuris Dejean, 1833 | Subgenus | Photuris (Cephalophoturis)
Pic, 1927
| 1 | Species | | Subgenus | Photuris (Daiphoturis)
Pic, 1926
| 0 | Species | | Subgenus | Photuris (Photuris)
Dejean, 1833 ⇒ Photuris
Femme fatale fireflies, Firefly | 24 | Species | | Species | Photuris alexanderi Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris alleganiensis Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris alternans E. Olivier, 1886
| | | | Species | Photuris angusta Kirsch, 1889
Cranes | | | | Species | Photuris anna Heckscher, 2021
| | | | Species | Photuris annulicornis Boheman, 1858
| | | | Species | Photuris apicalis Pic, 1926
| | | | Species | Photuris apollinairei Pic, 1925
| | | | Species | Photuris appalachianensis Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris asacoa Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris axillaris Motschulsky, 1853
| | | | Species | Photuris barberi Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris beanii Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris bicoloripes Pic, 1926
| | | | Species | Photuris billbrowni Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris binotata E. Olivier, 1886
| | | | Species | Photuris biolleyi Pic, 1930
Queen of the forest, Queen-of-the-forest | | | | Species | Photuris blattoides Laporte, 1833
| | | | Species | Photuris branhami Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris bridgeniensis Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris caerulucens Barber, 1951
| | | | Species | Photuris campestra Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris carrorum Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris chenangoa Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris cincticollis Erichson, 1847
| | | | Species | Photuris congener LeConte, 1852 ⇒ Photuris (Photuris) divisa
| | | | Species | Photuris corvus E. Olivier, 1905
| | | | Species | Photuris cowaseloniensis Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris despecta Motschulsky, 1854
| | | | Species | Photuris discoidalis Kirsch, 1865
Turkeys | | | | Species | Photuris dorothae Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris douglasae Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris eliza Heckscher, 2021
| | | | Species | Photuris elliptica E. Olivier, 1886
| | | | Species | Photuris elongata Pic, 1930
Queen of the forest, Queen-of-the-forest | | | | Species | Photuris eureka Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris facialis Gorham, 1881
| | | | Species | Photuris falli Barber, 1951
| | | | Species | Photuris fasciata Gorham, 1881
| | | | Species | Photuris fausta E. Olivier, 1911
Southern Crested Guineafowl | | | | Species | Photuris femoralis Curtis, 1839
| | | | Species | Photuris figuramuto Heckscher, 2023
| | | | Species | Photuris flavithorax Pic, 1938
| | | | Species | Photuris floridana Fall, 1927
| | | | Species | Photuris forresti Lloyd, 2018
Loopy Five Firefly | | | | Species | Photuris fulvipes Blanchard, 1837
| | | | Species | Photuris funesta Gorham, 1880
| | | | Species | Photuris gentrae Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris grandjeani Pic, 1929
| | | | Species | Photuris harrannorum Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris hiawasseensis Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris homonyma Blanchard, 1845
| | | | Species | Photuris inapicalis Pic, 1926
| | | | Species | Photuris jamaicensis E. Olivier, 1886
| | | | Species | Photuris katrinae Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris lamarcki Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris latefascia Motschulsky, 1854
| | | | Species | Photuris lateralis Motschulsky, 1854
| | | | Species | Photuris lecontei Kirsch, 1865
Turkeys | | | | Species | Photuris lepida Ernst, 1886
| | | | Species | Photuris lineaticollis Motschulsky, 1854
| | | | Species | Photuris lineatocollis Motschulsky, 1854
| | | | Species | Photuris livida G. Olivier, 1790
| | | | Species | Photuris lojaensis Pic, 1939
| | | | Species | Photuris lugubris Gorham, 1881
| | | | Species | Photuris lycoides Laporte, 1833
| | | | Species | Photuris lynfaustae Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris maculicrus E. Olivier, 1911
Southern Crested Guineafowl | | | | Species | Photuris maicoi Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris malleri Pic, 1933
| | | | Species | Photuris margotooleae Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris mcavoyi Heckscher and Branham, 2024
| | | | Species | Photuris mollis Gorham, 1880 ⇒ Photuris (Photuris) frontalis
| | | | Species | Photuris moorei Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris mysticalampas Heckscher, 2013
Mysterious Lantern Firefly, Mystic Lantern Firefly | | | | Species | Photuris nigriceps Pic, 1930
Queen of the forest, Queen-of-the-forest | | | | Species | Photuris paludivulpes Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris particularis Pic, 1927
| | | | Species | Photuris patriei Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris pensylvanica De Geer, 1774
Dot-dash Firefly, Pennsylvania Firefly | | | | Species | Photuris perspicillata E. Olivier, 1910
| | | | Species | Photuris piceovittata Pic, 1930
Queen of the forest, Queen-of-the-forest | | | | Species | Photuris polacekae Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris pyralomima Barber, 1951
| | | | Species | Photuris quadrifulgens Barber, 1951 ⇒ Photuris (Photuris) versicolor
| | | | Species | Photuris rhagonychoides E. Olivier, 1886
| | | | Species | Photuris rubicunda Erichson, 1848
| | | | Species | Photuris rugicollis E. Olivier, 1886
| | | | Species | Photuris salina Barber, 1951
Salt Marsh Firefly | | | | Species | Photuris sellicki Heckscher, 2021
| | | | Species | Photuris seminigra Kirsch, 1865
Turkeys | | | | Species | Photuris sheckscheri Heckscher, 2021
| | | | Species | Photuris signatipennis E. Olivier, 1911
Southern Crested Guineafowl | | | | Species | Photuris simplex Gorham, 1881
| | | | Species | Photuris sivinskii Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris stanleyi Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris stevensae Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris suturalis Pic, 1939
| | | | Species | Photuris tasunkowitcoi Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris testaceocincta Pic, 1939
| | | | Species | Photuris testaceohumeralis Pic, 1939
| | | | Species | Photuris trilineata Say, 1835 ⇒ Aspisoma trilineata
| | | | Species | Photuris uncta E. Olivier, 1909
| | | | Species | Photuris unicolor E. Olivier, 1909
| | | | Species | Photuris unifasciata Pic, 1932
| | | | Species | Photuris velox E. Olivier, 1886
| | | | Species | Photuris verticalis E. Olivier, 1909
| | | | Species | Photuris villosa E. Olivier, 1886
| | | | Species | Photuris vittipennis Motschulsky, 1854
| | | | Species | Photuris wagneri Pic, 1929
| | | | Species | Photuris walkeri Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris walldoxeyi Faust, 2019
Cypress Firefly, Wall Doxey's Firefly | | | | Species | Photuris whistlerae Lloyd, 2018
| | | | Species | Photuris witmeri Heckscher, 2023
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Synonyms | Blattomorpha (Motschoulsky, 1853) | | Cephalophoturis (Pic, 1927) | | Daiphoturis (Pic, 1926) | | Diaphoturis (Pic, 1927) | | Dryptomorpha (Motschoulsky, 1853) | | Photuris (Curtis, 1839) | | Photuris (Photuris) (Dejean, 1833) | | Photurus (Wollaston, 1854) | | Platystes (Motschoulsky, 1853) | | Pyrectosoma (Motschoulsky, 1853) |
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Photuris | English | Femme fatale fireflies, Firefly |
Distribution of Photuris Dejean, 1833 Argentina, Australia, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Georgia, Guatemala, Liberia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Sweden, USA
Ecozone River, Urban
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