''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;
[Stanger-Hall, Kathrin F.; Lloyd, James E. & Hillis, David M. (2007): Phylogeny of North American fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae): Implications for the evolution of light signals. '' Mol. Phylogenet. Evol.'' 45(1): 33-49. ]
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the
larvae and
larviform females are among those organisms commonly called "
glowworms".
This genus is rather close to ''
Pleotomus
''Pleotomus'' is a genus of fireflies in the family Lampyridae
The Lampyridae are a family (biology), family of Elateroidea, elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are bioluminescence, light-emitting. They ...
'' and its relatives. These were formerly separated as
tribe Pleotomini, but appear to be a specialized offshoot of the
Lampyrini
The Lampyrini are a tribe of fireflies in the large subfamily Lampyrinae. The lineage formerly separated as Pleotomini seems to be a specialized offshoot of the Lampyrini not too distant from the type genus ''Lampyris'' and is therefore included ...
.
Species
''BioLib'' includes the following species:
BioLib.cz: genus
''Lampyris'' Geoffroy, 1762 (retrieved 25 June 2020)
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* ''Lampyris algerica
''Lampyris algerica'' is a species of firefly in the genus ''Lampyris''. It lives in Algeria and is commonly known as a glowworm
Glowworm or glow-worm is the common name for various groups of insect larvae and adult larviform females that glow ...
'' Ancey, 1869
* ''Lampyris ambigena
''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;Stanger-Hall, ...
'' Jacquelin du Val, 1860
* ''Lampyris angustula
''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;Stanger-Hall ...
'' Fairmaire, 1895
* ''Lampyris brutia
''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;Stanger-Hall, ...
'' Costa, 1882
* ''Lampyris fuscata
''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;Stanger-Hall, ...
'' Geisthardt, 1987
* ''Lampyris germariensis
''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;Stanger-Hall, ...
'' Jacquelin du Val, 1860
* ''Lampyris hellenica
''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;Stanger-Hall, ...
'' Geisthardt, 1983
* ''Lampyris iberica
''Lampyris iberica'', the Iberian firefly, is a species of firefly. The species is endemic of the Iberian Peninsula and Southern France
Southern France, also known as the South of France or colloquially in French language, French as , is a def ...
'' Geisthardt, Figueira, Day & De Cock, 2008
* ''Lampyris lareynii
''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;Stanger-Hall, ...
'' Jacquelin du Val, 1859
* ''Lampyris monticola
''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;Stanger-Hall, ...
'' Geisthardt, 2000
* '' Lampyris noctiluca'' (Linnaeus, 1767) - type species (as '' Cantharis noctiluca'' L. 1767)
* ''Lampyris orientalis
''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;Stanger-Hall, ...
'' Faldermann, 1835
* ''Lampyris pallida
''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;Stanger-Hall, ...
'' Geisthardt, 1987
* ''Lampyris pseudozenkeri
''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;Stanger-Hall, ...
'' Geisthardt, 1999
* ''Lampyris raymondi
''Lampyris raymondi'' is a firefly species of the genus ''Lampyris'', belonging to the order Coleoptera.
Description
''Lampyris raymondi'' can reach an adult size of about . This insect presents a conspicuous sexual dimorphism. The females gene ...
'' Mulsant & Rey, 1859
* ''Lampyris sardiniae
''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;Stanger-Hall, ...
'' Geisthardt, 1987
* ''Lampyris zenkeri
''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;Stanger-Hall, ...
'' Germar, 1817
References
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Lampyridae genera
Bioluminescent insects
