The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or glowworms for their conspicuous production of light, mainly during twilight, to attract mates. Light production in the Lampyridae is thought to have originated as a warning signal that the larvae were distasteful. This ability to create light was then co-opted as a mating signal and, in a further development, adult female fireflies of the genus Photuris mimic the flash pattern of the Photinus beetle in order to trap their males as prey.
Chondropoma is a genus of small operculate land snails, terrestrial gastropods in the subfamily Chondropomatinae of the family Annulariidae.
Oleacina is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Oleacinidae.
Atyphella is a genus of 'flashing' firefly found in the Australasian region, particularly in the eastern and northern regions of Australia. The genus consists of 23 recognized species, 14 considered to be endemic to Australia.
Alecton discoidalis is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae, commonly known as the Cuban endemic firefly. The larvae of this species are predators on both pulmonate and operculate land snails. Alecton discoidalis is the type species of the genus Alecton.
Torrella immersa is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiidae.
Torrella is a genus of operculate land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae.
Chondropoma pictum is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiidae.
Helicina aspersa is a species of a land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Helicinidae.
Rhytidopoma coronatum is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiidae.
Farcimen tortum is a species of a land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Megalomastomatidae.
Praticolella griseola is a species of land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Polygyridae.
Ustronia sloanei is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.
Pycnoptychia is a genus of a land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Urocoptidae.
Alcadia hispida is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.
Emoda sagraiana is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.
Chondropoma auberianum is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiidae.
Chondropoma irradians is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiidae.
Eutudora jimenoi is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiidae.
The Lamprocerini are a tribe of fireflies in the large subfamily Lampyrinae, though at least some Lamprocerini species are not bioluminescent in the adult stage. They are generally neotropical, found in North America only as vagrants.
