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Photoctus

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Photoctus
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Photoctus
Genus recognized by wikipedia NL, wikipedia VI, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Photoctus
Recognized by Herring, 1987
Photoctus Mc Dermott 1961
Genus recognized by GBIF classification
Photoctus McDermott 1961
Genus recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Alternative Names

Photoctus
Harvest ancestor according to NMNH type specimens

Common Names

There are no common names associated with this taxon.

Curated hierarchies for Photoctus

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Coleoptera
Polyphaga
Elateriformia
Elateroidea
Lampyridae
Photoctus (this page)
Photoctus boliviae McDermott 1961
Alecton
Anadrilus
Aquatica
Aquilonia
Aspisoma
Aspisomoides
Asymmetricata
Atyphella
Australoluciola
Baolacus
Brachylampis
Brachypterodrilus
Callopisma
Calotrachelum
Ceylanodrilus
Cheguevaria
Cladodes
Colophotia
Convexa
Cratomorphus
Curtos
Cyphonocerus
Dadophora
Diaphanes
Dodacles
Dryptelytra
Electotreta
Eoluciola
Erythrolychnia
Ethra
Falsophaeopterus
Flabellototreta
Gilvainsula
Gorhamia
Harmatelia
Hydaspoides
Hyperstoma
Jamphotus
Lamellipalpodes
Lamellipalpus
Lamprigera
Lamprocera
Lamprohiza
Lampyroidea
Ledocas
Lloydiella
Lucernuta
Lucidota
Lucidotopsis
Luciola
Lychnacris
Lychnobius
Macrolampis
Magnalata
Magnoculus
Microdiphot
Microlampyris
Micronaspis
Microphotus
Missimia
Nelsonphotus
Nyctophila
Oculogryphus
Oliviereus
Ophoelis
Ototretadrilus
Ovalampis
Pachytarsus
Pacifica
Paracratomorphus
Paraphausis
Pelania
Petalacmis
Phaenolis
Phosphaenopterus
Phosphaenus
Photinoides
Photinus
Photuris
Picodrilus
Platylampis
Pleotomus
Pollaclasis
Poluninius
Presbyolampis
Pseudolychnuris
Psilocladus
Pteroptyx
Pterotus
Pygatyphella
Pygoluciola
Pyractonema
Pyrogaster
Pyropyga
Pyropygodes
Robopus
Roleta
Scissicauda
Stenocladius
Trisinuata
31 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Elateroidea
Lampyridae Rafinesque 1815
Photoctus McDermott 1961 (this page)
Photoctus boliviae McDermott 1961
Amydetinae E. Olivier ex Wytsman 1907
Anadrilus Kirsch 1875
Araucariocladus Silveira & Mermudes 2017
Cheguevariinae Kazantsev 2007
Chespiritoinae Ferreira, Keller & Branham 2020
Crassitarsus Martin 2019
Cyphonocerinae Crowson 1972
Lamprigera Motschulsky 1853
Lamprohizinae Kazantsev 2010
Lampyrinae Rafinesque 1815
Luciolinae Lacordaire 1857
Oculogryphus Jeng, Engel & Yang 2007
Ototretinae McDermott 1964
Photurinae Lacordaire 1857
Pollaclasis Newman 1838
Psilocladinae McDermott 1964
Pterotinae Le Conte 1861
Vestini McDermott 1964

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Photoctus (this page)
Photoctus boliviae McDermott 1961
Alecton
Anadrilus
Aquatica
Aquilonia
Aspisoma
Aspisomoides
Asymmetricata
Atyphella
Australoluciola
Baolacus
Brachylampis
Brachypterodrilus
Callopisma
Calotrachelum
Ceylanodrilus
Cheguevaria
Cladodes
Colophotia
Convexa
Cratomorphus
Curtos
Cyphonocerus
Dadophora
Diaphanes
Dodacles
Dryptelytra
Electotreta
Eoluciola
Erythrolychnia
Ethra
Falsophaeopterus
Flabellototreta
Gilvainsula
Gorhamia
Harmatelia
Hydaspoides
Hyperstoma
Jamphotus
Lamellipalpodes
Lamellipalpus
Lamprigera
Lamprocera
Lamprohiza
Lampyroidea
Ledocas
Lloydiella
Lucernuta
Lucidota
Lucidotopsis
Luciola
Lychnacris
Lychnobius
Macrolampis
Magnalata
Magnoculus
Microdiphot
Microlampyris
Micronaspis
Microphotus
Missimia
Nelsonphotus
Nyctophila
Oculogryphus
Oliviereus
Ophoelis
Ototretadrilus
Ovalampis
Pachytarsus
Pacifica
Paracratomorphus
Paraphausis
Pelania
Petalacmis
Phaenolis
Phosphaenopterus
Phosphaenus
Photinoides
Photinus
Photuris
Picodrilus
Platylampis
Pleotomus
Pollaclasis
Poluninius
Presbyolampis
Pseudolychnuris
Psilocladus
Pteroptyx
Pterotus
Pygatyphella
Pygoluciola
Pyractonema
Pyrogaster
Pyropyga
Pyropygodes
Robopus
Roleta
Scissicauda
Stenocladius
Trisinuata
31 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Coleoptera
Polyphaga
Elateriformia
Elateroidea
Lampyridae
Photoctus (this page)
Photoctus boliviae Mc Dermott 1961
Alecton
Anadrilus
Aquatica
Aquilonia
Aspisoma
Aspisomoides
Asymmetricata
Atyphella
Australoluciola
Baolacus
Brachylampis
Brachypterodrilus
Callopisma
Calotrachelum
Ceylanodrilus
Cheguevaria
Cladodes
Colophotia
Convexa
Cratomorphus
Curtos
Cyphonocerus
Dadophora
Diaphanes
Dodacles
Dryptelytra
Electotreta
Electrotreta
Eoluciola
Erythrolychnia
Ethra
Falsophaeopterus
Flabellototreta
Gilvainsula
Gorhamia
Harmatelia
Hydaspoides
Hyperstoma
Jamphotus
Lamellipalpodes
Lamellipalpus
Lamprigera
Lamprocera
Lamprohiza
Lampyroidea
Ledocas
Lloydiella
Lucernuta
Lucidota
Lucidotopsis
Luciola
Lychnacris
Lychnobius
Macrolampis
Magnoculus
Microdiphot
Micronaspis
Microphotus
Miocaenia
Missimia
Nelsonphotus
Nyctophila
Oculogryphus
Oliviereus
Ophoelis
Ototretadrilus
Ovalampis
Pachytarsus
Paracratomorphus
Paraphausis
Pelania
Petalacmis
Phaenolis
Phosphaenopterus
Phosphaenus
Photinoides
Photinus
Photuris
Picodrilus
Platylampis
Pleotomus
Pollaclasis
Poluninius
Presbyolampis
Protoluciola
Pseudolychnuris
Psilocladus
Pteroptyx
Pterotus
Pygatyphella
Pygoluciola
Pyractonema
Pyrogaster
Pyropyga
Pyropygodes
Robopus
Roleta
Scissicauda
Stenocladius
Trisinuata
34 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Photoctus (this page)
Photoctus boliviae McDermott 1961
Alecton
Anadrilus
Aquatica
Aquilonia
Aspisoma
Aspisomoides
Asymmetricata
Atyphella
Australoluciola
Baolacus
Brachylampis
Brachypterodrilus
Callopisma
Calotrachelum
Ceylanodrilus
Cheguevaria
Cladodes
Colophotia
Convexa
Cratomorphus
Curtos
Cyphonocerus
Dadophora
Diaphanes
Dodacles
Dryptelytra
Electotreta
Eoluciola
Erythrolychnia
Ethra
Falsophaeopterus
Flabellototreta
Gilvainsula
Gorhamia
Harmatelia
Hydaspoides
Hyperstoma
Jamphotus
Lamellipalpodes
Lamellipalpus
Lamprigera
Lamprocera
Lamprohiza
Lampyroidea
Ledocas
Lloydiella
Lucernuta
Lucidota
Lucidotopsis
Luciola
Lychnacris
Lychnobius
Macrolampis
Magnalata
Magnoculus
Microdiphot
Microlampyris
Micronaspis
Microphotus
Missimia
Nelsonphotus
Nyctophila
Oculogryphus
Oliviereus
Ophoelis
Ototretadrilus
Ovalampis
Pachytarsus
Pacifica
Paracratomorphus
Paraphausis
Pelania
Petalacmis
Phaenolis
Phosphaenopterus
Phosphaenus
Photinoides
Photinus
Photuris
Picodrilus
Platylampis
Pleotomus
Pollaclasis
Poluninius
Presbyolampis
Pseudolychnuris
Psilocladus
Pteroptyx
Pterotus
Pygatyphella
Pygoluciola
Pyractonema
Pyrogaster
Pyropyga
Pyropygodes
Robopus
Roleta
Scissicauda
Stenocladius
Trisinuata
31 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Lampyridae
Photoctus Mc Dermott 1961 (this page)
Photoctus boliviae Mc Dermott 1961
Afrodiaphanes Geisthardt (2007)
Alecton Laporte 1833
Amydetes Hoffmannsegg 1807
Aquilonia Ballantyne (2009)
Aspisoma Laporte 1833
Aspisomoides Zaragoza (1995)
Atyphella Olliff 1890
Baolacus Pic 1915
Bicellonycha Motschulsky 1853
Bicellonychia
Brachylampis Van Dyke 1939
Brachypterodrilus Pic 1918
Callopisma Motschulsky 1853
Calotrachelum Pic 1930
Calyptocephalus Gray 1832
Cassidomorphus Motschulsky 1853
Ceylanodrilus Pic 1929
Cladodes Solier 1849
Colophotia Motschulsky 1853
Convexa Ballantyne (2009)
Cratomorphus Motschulsky 1853
Dadophora E. Olivier 1907
Dodacles E. Olivier 1885
Drilaster Kiesenwetter 1879
Dryptelytra Laporte 1833
Ethra Laporte 1833
Eugeusis Westwood 1853
Falsophaeopterus Pic 1911
Flabellototreta Pic 1911
Gorhamia Pic 1911
Harmatelia Walker 1858
Hyperstoma Wittmer (1979)
Inflata
Jamphotus Barber 1941
Lamellipalpus Maulik 1921
Lamprigera Motschulsky 1853
Lamprohiza Motschulsky 1852
Lampyroidea Costa 1875
Ledocas E. Olivier 1885
Lloydiella Ballantyne (2009)
Lucernuta Laporte 1833
Lucidina Gorham 1883
Lucidota Laporte 1833
Lucidotopsis Mc Dermott 1960
Luciola de Laporte Castelnau La Ferté-Sénectère & Laporte de Castelnau 1833
Lychnacris Motschulsky 1853
Lychnobius Geisthardt (1983)
Lychnuris Blanchard 1845
Macrolampis Motschulsky 1853
Magnalata Ballantyne (2009)
Magnoculus Mc Dermott (1966)
Microdiphot Barber 1941
Microlampyris Pic 1956
Micronaspis Green 1948
Microphotus Le Conte 1866
Mimophotinus Pic 1935
Missimia Ballantyne (2009)
Nyctophila E. Olivier 1884
Oculogryphus Jeng, Engel & Yang 2007
Ophoelis E. Olivier 1911
Ototretadrilus Pic 1921
Ovalampis Fairmaire 1898
Pachytarsus Motschulsky 1861
Paraphausis Green (1949)
Pelania Mulsant 1860
Petalacmis E. Olivier 1908
Phaenolis Gorham 1880
Phausis Le Conte 1851
Phosphaenopterus Schaufuss 1870
Phosphaenus Laporte 1833
Photinoides Mc Dermott 1963
Photinus Laporte 1833
Photuris Dejean 1833
Photuroluciola Pic 1931
Picodrilus Wittmer 1938
Platylampis Motschulsky 1853
Pleotomodes Green 1948
Pleotomus Le Conte 1861
Pollaclasis Newman 1838
Presbyolampis Buck 1947
Pristolycus Gorham 1883
Prolutacea Cicero (2006)
Psilocladus Blanchard 1846
Pteroptyx E. Olivier 1902
Pterotus Le Conte 1859
Pygatyphella Ballantyne 1968
Pygoluciola Wittmer 1939
Pyractomena Melsheimer 1845
Pyrocoelia Gorham 1880
Pyrogaster Motschulsky 1853
Pyrophanes E. Olivier 1885
Pyropyga Motschulsky 1853
Pyropygodes Zaragoza (2000)
Robopus Motschulsky 1853
Roleta Mc Dermott 1962
Scissicauda Mc Dermott (1966)
Stenocladius Fairmaire 1878
Tenaspis Le Conte 1881
Uanauna Gonçalves, Souto, Mermudes & Silveira 2019
Vesta Laporte 1833
43 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Coleoptera Linnaeus 1758
Polyphaga Emery 1886
Elateriformia Crowson 1960
Elateroidea Leach 1815
Lampyridae Rafinesque 1815
Lampyridae Children
Photoctus McDermott 1961 (this page)
Photoctus boliviae McDermott 1961
Anadrilus Kirsch 1875
Araucariocladus Silveira & Mermudes 2017
Crassitarsus Martin 2019
Lamprigera Motschulsky 1853
Oculogryphus Jeng, Engel & Yang 2007
Pollaclasis Newman 1838
Vestini McDermott 1964

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Metapterygota
Neoptera
Eumetabola
Endopterygota
Coleoptera
Polyphaga
Elateriformia
Elateroidea
Lampyridae
Photoctus (this page)
Photoctus boliviae
Afrodiaphanes
Amydetes
Amydetinae
Aspisoma
Baolacus
Brachylampis
Callopisma
Ceylanidrillus
Cheguevariinae
Chespiritoinae
Cladodes
Cratomorphus
Curios
Curtos
Cyphonocerus
Dadophora
Diaphanes
Dilychnia
Dodacles
Drilaster
Dryptelytra
Electotreta
Erythrolynchia
Harmatelia
Hotaria
Hyperstoma
Jamphotus
Lamellipalpodes
Lamprigera
Lamprohizinae
Lampyrinae
Lampyris
Lampyroidea
Lucidina
Lucidota
Lucidotopsis
Luciolinae
Luciolinae
Luciuranus
Lychnobius
Magnoculus
Memoan
Microdiphot
Micronaspis
Nelsonphotus
Nyctophila
Oliviereus
Ototetrinae
Paraphausis
Petalacmis
Phaenolis
Phosphaenopterus
Phosphaenus
Photinoides
Photinus
Photurinae
Pleotomodes
Pollaclasis
Pristolycus
Pseudolynchnuris
Psilocladinae
Psilocladus
Pteroptyx
Pterotinae
Pyractomena
Pyractonema
Pyrocoelia
Pyrophanes
Pyropyga
Robopus
Serratia
Stenocladius
Tenaspis
Vesta
Ybytyramoan
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