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Lampyris (Nyctophila)  E. Olivier, 1884
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1269143

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Subgenus  
  Synonym(s): Nyctophila E. Olivier, 1884
  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumHexapoda  – hexapods  
                   ClassInsecta  – insects, hexapoda, inseto, insectes  
                      SubclassPterygota  – insects ailés, winged insects  
                         InfraclassNeoptera  – modern, wing-folding insects  
                            SuperorderHolometabola   
                               OrderColeoptera Linnaeus, 1758 – beetles, coléoptères, besouro  
                                  SuborderPolyphaga Emery, 1886  
                                     InfraorderElateriformia Crowson, 1960  
                                        SuperfamilyElateroidea Leach, 1815  
                                           FamilyLampyridae Rafinesque, 1815 – fireflies, lightningbugs, glow worms, lightning bugs  
                                              SubfamilyLampyrinae Rafinesque, 1815  
                                                 TribeLampyrini Rafinesque, 1815  
                                                    GenusLampyris Geoffroy, 1762  
                                                       SubgenusLampyris (Nyctophila) E. Olivier, 1884  
    Direct Children:  
                                                          SpeciesNyctophila anatolica Geisthardt, 1982  
                                                          SpeciesNyctophila bonvouloirii (Jacquelin Du Val, 1860)  
                                                          SpeciesNyctophila calabriae Geisthardt, 1983  
                                                          SpeciesNyctophila caspica (Motschulsky, 1854)  
                                                          SpeciesNyctophila caucasica (Motschulsky, 1854)  
                                                          SpeciesNyctophila colorata Geisthardt, 1983  
                                                          SpeciesNyctophila confusa Geisthardt, 1982  
                                                          SpeciesNyctophila fuscipennis (Guérin-Méneville in Lefebvre, 1847)  
                                                          SpeciesNyctophila genatsvali Kazantsev, 2010  
                                                          SpeciesNyctophila heydeni (E. Olivier, 1884)  
                                                          SpeciesNyctophila incisa (E. Olivier, 1884)  
                                                          SpeciesNyctophila incognita Geisthardt, 1982  
                                                          SpeciesNyctophila libani (Laporte, 1833)  
                                                          SpeciesNyctophila maculicollis (Fairmaire, 1866)  
                                                          SpeciesNyctophila molesta (Jacquelin Du Val in Sagra, 1860)  
                                                          SpeciesNyctophila motschulskyi Kazantsev, 2010  
                                                          SpeciesNyctophila pseudocaucasica Geisthardt, 1982  
                                                          SpeciesNyctophila reichii (Jacquelin Du Val, 1859)  
                                                          SpeciesNyctophila riegeri Geisthardt, 1990  
                                                          SpeciesNyctophila scabripennis E. Olivier in Wytsman, 1907  
                                                          SpeciesNyctophila syriaca (Baudi, 1871)  
       

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  Source: The Lampyridae of the World Database, website (version 2024)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Keller, O. 2024. The Lampyridae of the World Database https://lampyridae.world   
  Reference for: Lampyris (Nyctophila)   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Fanti, Fabrizo and Francesco Parisi   
  Publication Date: 2024   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: An updated checklist of the Sub-Saharan fireflies (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) with taxonomic notes   
  Page(s): 1-60   
  Publisher: Bookllo Publishing (Self-published)   
  Publication Place: Cetona, Tuscany, Italy   
  ISBN/ISSN: 979-8-89170-0857   
  Notes: ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:03720719-809F-470E-B277-8545C97ECFB8   
  Reference for: Lampyris (Nyctophila)   
       

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