Overview
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Lampyris is a genus of beetle in the firefly family (Lampyridae). In most of western Eurasia, they are the predominant fireflies. They produce a continuous glow1].; the larvae and larviform females are among those organisms commonly called "glowworms".
This genus is rather close to and its relatives. These were formerly separated as tribe Pleotomini, but appear to be a specialized offshoot of the Lampyrini.[1]
Notable species
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Footnotes
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i>Lampyris is a genus of beetle in the firefly family (Lampyridae). In most of western Eurasia, they are the predominant fireflies. They produce a continuous glow1].; the larvae and larviform females are among those organisms commonly called "glowworms".This genus is rather close to and its relatives. These were formerly separated as tribe Pleotomini, but appear to be a specialized offshoot of the Lampyrini.[1]
Notable species
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[verification needed]
Footnotes
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References
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- 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. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.05.013 PMID 17644427 PDF fulltext
Taxonomy
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The Genus Lampyris is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 23 species and subspecies in the Genus Lampyris: L. ambigena · L. angustula · L. brutia · L. depressa · L. fuscata · L. hellenica · L. lareynii · L. longicollis · L. lusitanica · L. monticola · L. natalensis · L. nigripennis · L. noctiluca (Common Glow Worm) · L. pallida · L. pseudozenkeri · L. raymondi · L. sardiniae · L. sardiniae brunnea · L. sardiniae sardiniae · L. soror · L. troglodytes · L. zenkeri · L. zenkeri zenkeri
References
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- 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. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.05.013 PMID 17644427 PDF fulltext
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