Bibliography for LAMPYRIDAE

• Ballantyne, L., Fu, X.-H., Lambkin, C., Jeng, M.-L., Faust, L., Wijekoon, W.M.C.D., Li, D.-Q. & Zhu, T.-F. 2013. Studies on South-east Asian fireflies: Abscondita, a new genus with details of life history, flashing patterns and behaviour of Abs. chinensis (L.) and Abs. terminalis (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae). Zootaxa 3721(1): 1-48
• Ballantyne, L., Lambkin, C.L., Boontop, Y. & Jusoh, W.F.A. 2015. Revisional studies on the Luciolinae (Coleoptera: Lampyridae): 1. The firefly genus Pyrophanes Olivier with two new species. 2. Four new species of Pteroptyx Olivier. 3. Inflata gen. nov. Boontop, with redescription of Luciola indica (Motsch.) as Inflata indica comb. nov. Zootaxa 3959(1): 1-84
• Ballantyne, L.A. 1968. Revisional studies of Australian and Indomalayan Luciolini (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae). University of Queensland Papers, Department of Entomology 2(6): 105-139
• Ballantyne, L.A. 1968. Revisional studies of Australian and Indomalayan Luciolini (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae). University of Queensland Papers, Department of Entomology 11(6): 105-139
• Ballantyne, L.A. 1987. Further revisional studies on the firefly genus Pteroptyx Olivier (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae: Luciolini). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 113: 117-170 [Date published August 7, 1987]
• Ballantyne, L.A. 1987. Lucioline morphology, taxonomy and behaviour: A reappraisal (Coleoptera, Lampyridae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 113: 171-188
• Ballantyne, L.A. 1988. The identities of Luciola australis (F.) and L. guerini Laporte (Coleoptera: Lampyridae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 27(3): 161-165
• Ballantyne, L.A. 1992. Revisional studies on flashing fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae). Unpubl. Ph.D. Thesis Brisbane : Univ. of Queensland. 2 vols 420 pp.
• Ballantyne, L.A., Lambkin, C.L., Ho, J.-Z., Jusoh, W.F.A., Nada, B., Nak-Eiam, S., Thancharoen, A., Wattanachaiyingcharoen, W. & Yiu, V. 2019. The Luciolinae of S. E. Asia and the Australopacific region: a revisionary checklist (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) including description of three new genera and 13 new species. Zootaxa 4687(1): 1-174
• Ballantyne, L.A. & Buck, E. 1979. Taxonomy and behavior of Luciola (Luciola) aphrogeneia, a new surf firefly from Papua New Guinea. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 105: 117-137 [Date published 6 July 1979]
• Ballantyne, L.A. & Lambkin, C. 2000. Lampyridae of Australia (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae: Luciolini). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46(1): 15–93 [Date published 31 Dec. 2000]
• Ballantyne, L.A. & Lambkin, C. 2009. Systematics of Indo-Pacific fireflies with a redefinition of Australasian Atyphella Olliff, Madagascan Photuroluciola Pic, and description of seven new genera from the Luciolinae (Coleoptera: Lampyridae). Zootaxa 1997(1): 1-188 [Date published 4 Feb 2009]
• Ballantyne, L.A. & Lambkin, C.L. 2013. Systematics and Phylogenetics of Indo-Pacific Luciolinae Fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) and the Description of new Genera. Zootaxa 3653(1): 1-162
• Ballantyne, L.A. & McLean, M.R. 1970. Revisional studies on the firefly genus Pteroptyx Olivier (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae: Luciolini). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 96: 223-305 [Date published August 18, 1970]
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• Boisduval, J.B.A.D. 1835. Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826–1827–1828–1829, sous le commandement de M.J. Dumont d'Urville. Faune entomologique de l'Océan Pacifique, avec l'illustration des insectes nouveaux recueillis pendant le voyage. 2me Partie. Coléoptères et autres Ordres. Paris : J. Tastu Vol. 2 vii 267 pp.
• Buck, J.B. 1938. Synchronous rhythmic flashing of fireflies. Quarterly Review of Biology 13: 301-314
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• Carne, P.B. (ed.) 1987. Scientific and Common Names of Insects and Allied Forms Occurring in Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO 120 pp.
• Crowson, R.A. 1972. A review of the classification of Cantharoidea (Coleoptera), with the definition of two new families, Cneoglossidae and Omethidae. Revista de la Universidad de Madrid 21(82): 35-77
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• Gemminger, M. 1870. Familia XLII. Malacodermidae. pp. 1626-1721 in Gemminger, M. & Harold, E. von (eds). Catalogus Coleopterorum hucusque descriptorum synonymicus et systematicus. Monachii : E. Deyrolle Vol. 6 1609-1800 pp.
• Green, J.W. 1948. Two new species of Lampyridae from southern Florida, with a generic revision of the Nearctic fauna. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 74: 61-73
• Lacordaire, T. 1857. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Genera des Coléoptères. Paris : Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret Vol. 4 579 pp.
• Laporte, F.L. (Compte de Castelnau) 1833. Essai d'une révision du genre Lampyre. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 2: 122-153
• Lawrence, J.F. 1982. Coleoptera. pp. 482-553 in Parker, S.P. (ed.). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. New York : McGraw Hill Vol. 2 vii 1232 pp.
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• Lea, A.M. 1915. Descriptions of new species of Australian Coleoptera. Part XI. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 40(3): 490-521 pl XLVIII [Date published Dec. 10, 1915]
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• Lloyd, J.E. 1971. Bioluminescent communication in insects. Annual Review of Entomology 16: 97-122
• Lloyd, J.E. 1973. Fireflies of Melanesia: Bioluminescence, mating behaviour and synchronous flashing. Environmental Entomology 2: 991-1008
• Lloyd, J.E. 1973. Model for the mating protocol of synchronously flashing fireflies. Nature (London) 245: 268-270
• Lloyd, J.E. 1978. Insect bioluminescence. In, Herring, P.J. (ed.). Bioluminescence in Action. New York : Academic Press 570 pp.
• Lloyd, J.E. 1979. Sexual selection in luminescent beetles. pp. 293-342 in Blum, M. & Blum, N. (eds). Sexual Selection and Reproductive Competition in Insects. New York : Academic Press 463 pp.
• Lloyd, J.E. 1983. Bioluminescence and communication in insects. Annual Review of Entomology 28: 131-160
• Lucas, R. 1920. Catalogus alphabeticus generum et subgenerum Coleopterorum orbis terrarum totius (famil., trib., subtr., sect. incl.). Pars I. (1918). Archiv für Naturgeschichte A 84(1-5): 1-696, i-xxxi
• Macleay, W.J. 1872. Notes on a collection of insects from Gayndah. Second paper. Transactions of the Entomological Society of New South Wales 2(4): 239-318
• McDermott, F.A. 1964. The taxonomy of the Lampyridae (Coleoptera). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 90: 1-72 [Date published 27 March 1964]
• McDermott, F.A. 1966. Lampyridae. pp. 1-149 in Steel, W.O. (ed.). Coleopterorum Catalogus Supplementa. Gravenhage : W. Junk Vol. 9 149 pp. [Date published 26 April 1966]
• McElroy, W.D. & DeLuca, M. 1978. Chemistry of firefly luminescence. pp. 109-127 in Herring, P.J. (ed.). Bioluminescence in Action. New York : Academic Press 570 pp.
• Moore, B.P. 1989. A Guide to the Beetles of South-eastern Australia. Greenwich, N.S.W. : Australian Entomological Press Fasc. 9 pp. 133-148.
• Olivier, E. 1885. Catalogue des Lampyrides faisant partie des collections du Musée Civique de Gênes. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova 2a 2: 333-374
• Olivier, E. 1888. Études sur les Lampyrides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 6 8: 35-62
• Olivier, E. 1892. Descriptions de deux nouvelles espèces du genre Luciola. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova 2a 10: 1010-1011
• Olivier, E. 1896. Descriptions de nouvelles espèces de Lampyrides du Musée de Tring. Novitates Zoologicae 3(1): 1-3
• Olivier, E. 1902. Catalogue des espèces de Luciola et genres voisins décrits jusqu'à ce jour. Revue Scientifique du Bourbonnais 15: 69-88
• Olivier, E. 1903. Lampyrides nouveaux du Musée de Bruxelles. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 47: 11-12
• Olivier, E. 1907. Coleoptera Fam. Lampyridae. pp. 1-74 in Wytsman, P. (ed.). Genera Insectorum. Bruxelles : P. Wytsman Fasc. 53 74 pp.
• Olivier, E. 1910. Lampyridae. pp. 1-68 in Schenkling, S. (ed.). Coleopterorum Catalogus auspiciis et auxilio W. Junk. Berlin : W. Junk Pars 9 68 pp.
• Olivier, E. 1911. Le genre Atyphella Oll. et descriptions d'espèces nouvelles [Col. Lampyridae]. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 1911: 171-175
• Olliff, A.S. 1890. New species of Lampyridae, including a notice of the Mt. Wilson fire-fly. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 4(3): 643-653 [Date published 3 February 1890]
• Olliff, A.S. 1890. Note on Atyphella lychnus. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 4(4): 1297-1298 [Date published 15 April 1890]
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• Powell, L.A. 1964. The Lampyridae of Australia. Unpubl. M.Sc. Thesis Brisbane : University of Queensland.
• Sartsanga, C., Chanchay, P., Chaovalit, S., Ballantyne, L.A., Swatdipong, A. & Sriboonlert, A. 2017. Australoluciola thailandica Sriboonlert, Swatdipong and Sartsanga, new species (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae) from Thailand: First Record of the genus Australoluciola Ballantyne from Southeast Asia. The Coleopterists Bulletin 71(4): 727-732
• Walker, F. 1858. Characters of some apparently undescribed Ceylon insects (continued). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 2(10): 280–286 [Oct. 1858]
• Wittmer, W. 1939. Fauna Buruana. Coleoptera 7. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der indo-malayischen Malacodermata. Treubia 17: 21-24 [(Lampyridae)]

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