Lampyris
Genus of beetles
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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;[1] the larvae and larviform females are among those organisms commonly called "glowworms".
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| Male of Lampyris noctiluca | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Superfamily: | Elateroidea |
| Family: | Lampyridae |
| Subfamily: | Lampyrinae |
| Tribe: | Lampyrini |
| Genus: | Lampyris Geoffroy, 1762 |
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Numerous, see text | |
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.[1]
Species
BioLib includes the following species:[2]
- Lampyris algerica Ancey, 1869
- Lampyris ambigena Jacquelin du Val, 1860
- Lampyris angustula Fairmaire, 1895
- Lampyris brutia Costa, 1882
- Lampyris fuscata Geisthardt, 1987
- Lampyris germariensis Jacquelin du Val, 1860
- Lampyris hellenica Geisthardt, 1983
- Lampyris iberica Geisthardt, Figueira, Day & De Cock, 2008
- Lampyris lareynii Jacquelin du Val, 1859
- Lampyris monticola Geisthardt, 2000
- Lampyris noctiluca (Linnaeus, 1767) - type species (as Cantharis noctiluca L. 1767)
- Lampyris orientalis Faldermann, 1835
- Lampyris pallida Geisthardt, 1987
- Lampyris pseudozenkeri Geisthardt, 1999
- Lampyris raymondi Mulsant & Rey, 1859
- Lampyris sardiniae Geisthardt, 1987
- Lampyris zenkeri Germar, 1817
