Lampyris
Sign in to saveLampyris is a genus of beetles in the Lampyridae. In most of western Eurasia, they are the predominant members of this family and includes the European common glow-worm, which is the type species. They produce a continuous glow; the larvae and larviform females are among those organisms commonly called "glowworms".
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyLampyridae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 128
- Family
- Lampyridae
- Collections
- SAM, MZLU, UPS
- Recorded in
- South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, Croatia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Lampyridae
- Image
- Lampyris noctiluca, Nordisk familjebok.png
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- Lampyris
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- genus
- Commons category
- Lampyris
- taxon common name
- glowworms
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- topic's main category
- Category:Lampyris
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Lampyris is a genus of beetles in the Lampyridae. In most of western Eurasia, they are the predominant members of this family and includes the European common glow-worm, which is the type species. They produce a continuous glow; the larvae and larviform females are among those organisms commonly called "glowworms".
This genus is rather close to Pleotomus and its relatives. These were formerly separated as tribe Pleotomini, but appear to be a specialized offshoot of the Lampyrini.
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