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Lampyris Geoffroy, 1762
Taxonomic Serial No.: 952267

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
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	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2025

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Protostomia
	Superphylum	Ecdysozoa
	Phylum	Arthropoda – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods
	Subphylum	Hexapoda – hexapods
	Class	Insecta – insects, hexapoda, inseto, insectes
	Subclass	Pterygota – insects ailés, winged insects
	Infraclass	Neoptera – modern, wing-folding insects
	Superorder	Holometabola
	Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 – beetles, coléoptčres, besouro
	Suborder	Polyphaga Emery, 1886
	Infraorder	Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
	Superfamily	Elateroidea Leach, 1815
	Family	Lampyridae Rafinesque, 1815 – fireflies, lightningbugs, glow worms, lightning bugs
	Subfamily	Lampyrinae Rafinesque, 1815
	Tribe	Lampyrini Rafinesque, 1815
	Genus	Lampyris Geoffroy, 1762
		Direct Children:
	Species	Lampyris aculeata E. Olivier, 1911
	Species	Lampyris acuminata Pic, 1931
	Species	Lampyris algerica Ancey, 1869
	Species	Lampyris ambigena Jacquelin Du Val, 1860
	Species	Lampyris angustula Fairmaire, 1895
	Species	Lampyris antennalis Geisthardt, 1981
	Species	Lampyris atripennis McDermott, 1966
	Species	Lampyris berytensis Fairmaire, 1866
	Species	Lampyris bicoloripes Pic, 1931
	Species	Lampyris boutakoffi Pic, 1952
	Species	Lampyris brutia Costa, 1882
	Species	Lampyris discicollis Boheman, 1851
	Species	Lampyris diversipes Pic, 1934
	Species	Lampyris dyluatia Laporte, 1840
	Species	Lampyris exilis E. Olivier, 1894
	Species	Lampyris fuscata Geisthardt, 1987
	Species	Lampyris germariensis Jacquelin Du Val, 1860
	Species	Lampyris gridellii Pic, 1935
	Species	Lampyris hellenica Geisthardt, 1983
	Species	Lampyris hummeli Pic, 1935
	Species	Lampyris iberica Geisthardt et al., 2008
	Species	Lampyris imbecilla Gorham, 1900
	Species	Lampyris kaznakovi Kazantsev, 2010
	Species	Lampyris lareynii Jacquelin Du Val, 1859 – Corsican Glow-worm
	Species	Lampyris leontovitchi Pic, 1952
	Species	Lampyris letourneuxi E. Olivier, 1884
	Species	Lampyris lobata (Motschulsky, 1854)
	Species	Lampyris longicollis E. Olivier, 1885
	Species	Lampyris lorestanica Kazanstev, 2024
	Species	Lampyris lusitanica Motschulsky, 1854
	Species	Lampyris melanoptera Gemminger, 1870
	Species	Lampyris molotkovskyi Kazantsev, 2010
	Species	Lampyris monticola Geisthardt, 2000
	Species	Lampyris mosambica Kolbe, 1896
	Species	Lampyris natalensis Boheman, 1851
	Species	Lampyris nervosa E. Olivier, 1883
	Species	Lampyris nigripennis Boheman, 1851
	Species	Lampyris nigrobasalis Pic, 1931
	Species	Lampyris noctiluca (Linnaeus, 1758)
	Species	Lampyris orientalis Faldermann, 1835
	Species	Lampyris pallida Geisthardt, 1987
	Species	Lampyris pallidithorax Pic, 1952
	Species	Lampyris pharos Murray, 1867
	Species	Lampyris platyptera Fairmaire, 1887
	Species	Lampyris plurihomonyma Fanti, 2022
	Species	Lampyris pseudozenkeri Geisthardt, 1999
	Species	Lampyris raymondi Mulsant and Rey, 1859
	Species	Lampyris rohani Pic, 1921
	Species	Lampyris sardiniae Geisthardt, 1987
	Species	Lampyris satoi Geisthardt, 2003
	Species	Lampyris setosa Geisthardt, 1983
	Species	Lampyris somnambula Costa, 1874
	Species	Lampyris spinifer Pic, 1923
	Species	Lampyris tinantae Pic, 1931
	Species	Lampyris tinctoria Gorham, 1900
	Species	Lampyris troglodytes Boheman, 1851
	Species	Lampyris turkestanica Heyden, 1881
	Species	Lampyris vidua Gerstaecker, 1871
	Species	Lampyris zenkeri Germar, 1817
	Subgenus	Lampyris (Nyctophila) E. Olivier, 1884

	Genus	Lampyris Geoffroy, 1762 incertae sedis
		Children with Uncertain Position:
	Species	Lampyris quadratifera Blanchard, 1845

References


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	Other Source(s):
	Source:	Coleoptera type genera and family-group names, version 2.1, database (version 2.1)
	Acquired:	2025
	Notes:	Bouchard, P. (2025). Coleoptera type genera and family-group names, v2.1 (based largely on Bouchard et al. 2024 paper, doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1194.106440). Database available at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/290628/about
	Reference for:	Lampyris

	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

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Martin, Gavin J., Kathrin F. Stanger-Hall, Marc A. Branham, Luiz F. L. Da Silveira et al.
	Publication Date:	2019
	Article/Chapter Title:	Higher-Level Phylogeny and Reclassification of Lampyridae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea)
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Insect Systematics and Diversity, vol. 3, issue 6
	Page(s):	1-15
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	ISBN/ISSN:	2399-3421
	Notes:	remaining authors: X. Lui, A. R. Lemmon, E. M. Lemmon, and S. M. Bybee. Corrections to publicaton online 17 December, 2019
	Reference for:	Lampyris

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	McDermott, F. A. / Steel, W. O., ed.
	Publication Date:	1966
	Article/Chapter Title:	Lampyridae
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Coleopterorum Catalogus Supplementa, pars 9
	Page(s):	149
	Publisher:	Uitgeverij Dr. W. Junk
	Publication Place:	's-Gravenhage, The Netherlands
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	Notes:	The author's name is mistakenly given as 'McDermot' on the cover and title page, but on page 1 of the work it correctly lists McDermott
	Reference for:	Lampyris

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