• E. olivier (1911) 描述並命名香港第一種螢火蟲 - 莫氏凹眼螢Rhagophthalmus motschulskyi. 此種目前仍是香港特有。
  • Hill 等人 (1982)報告寬緣窗螢 Lychnuris analis 和熠螢屬 Luciola sp. 幼蟲，圖片顯示實為窗螢屬 Pyrocoelia sp. 的幼蟲)。
  • Lee & Winney (1982) 列出寬緣窗螢 Lynchuris analis 為本港螢科Lampyridae 中唯一成員。
  • 華立中 (2002) 列出4個香港品種：黄緣水螢 Luciola ficta, 寬緣窗螢 Lychnuris analis, 鹿野氏黑脈螢Pristolycus kanoi and 莫氏凹眼Rhagophthalmus motschulskyi.
  • 鄭明倫等人(2003) 表示在巴黎國立自然史博物館藏有源自香港的黄緣水螢 Luciola ficta標本
  • 饒戈 (2009) 報告13個品種，當中10個是當時香港新紀錄。
  • 饒戈 (2011)報告一個新紀錄 - 橙緣歪片熠螢 Asymmetricata circumdata 及一種近似黄緣水螢 Aquatica ficta的品種。 隨後, Li 等人 (2011) 報告一個新紀錄 - 雷氏螢 Aquatica leii.
  • Ballantyne 等人 (2011) 描述並命名一新種 - 米埔屈翅螢 Pteroptyx maipo。
  • 饒戈 (2012) 收錄本港25個螢火蟲品種，當中有九種新紀錄。
  • 饒和鄭 (2017) 描述並命名一新種 - 鄭凱甄怪眼螢Oculogryphus chenghoiyanae。
  • 饒戈 (2017) 報告本港19屬、29個螢火蟲品種，當中包括8個新描述和命名品種。



  • E. olivier (1911) described and named the first firefly from Hong Kong - Rhagophthalmus motschulskyi. This species is still only known in Hong Kong.
  • Hill et al. (1982) reported Lychnuris analis and a Luciola sp. larva. The illustration suggests it is a Pyrocoelia sp. larva).
  • Lee & winney (1982) listed Lynchuris analis as the only member under Lampyridae in Hong Kong.
  • Hua (2002) listed 4 species of Hong Kong, Luciola ficta, Lychnuris analis, Pristolycus kanoi and Rhagophthalmus motschulskyi.
  • Jeng et al. (2003) indicated there are specimens of Luciola ficta from Hong Kong in Muséum National d Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Yiu (2009) reported 13 species, 10 of which were new records to Hong Kong.
  • Yiu (2011) reported a new local record of Asymmetricata circumdata and two newly recognized species (reported by Yiu 2009 as unidentified) from Hong Kong. He also reported an aquatic firefly species resembling Aquatica ficta but differing in elytral colour and larval markings. Subsequently, Li et al. (2011) reported a new record of an aquatic firefly - Aquatica leii.
  • Ballantyne et al (2011) described a new species Pteroptyx maipo from Hong Kong.
  • Yiu (2012) included 25 firefly species of which nine species were first records from Hong Kong.
  • Yiu & Jeng (2017) described a new species - Oculogryphus chenghoiyanae from Hong Kong.
  • Yiu (2017) reported 29 species in 19 genera from Hong Kong, of which 8 species were newly described and named.