NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2014

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Tribe - Luciolini
  Subfamily - Luciolinae
  Family - Lampyridae
  Superfamily - Elateroidea
  Infraorder - Elateriformia
  Suborder - Polyphaga
  Order - Coleoptera
  Superorder - Holometabola
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Pteroptyx atripennis
      Species - Pteroptyx bearni
      Species - Pteroptyx curticollis
      Species - Pteroptyx decolor
      Species - Pteroptyx malaccae
      Species - Pteroptyx tener
      Species - Pteroptyx testacea
      Species - Pteroptyx valida
      Species - Pteroptyx maipo
      Species - Pteroptyx asymmetria
      Species - Pteroptyx gelasina
      Species - Pteroptyx macdermotti
      Species - Pteroptyx masatakai
      Species - Pteroptyx sulawesiensis
      Species - Pteroptyx truncata
      Species - Pteroptyx similis