Lampyris

Lampyris
Male of Lampyris noctiluca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Lampyridae
Subfamily:	Lampyrinae
Tribe:	Lampyrini
Genus:	Lampyris Geoffroy, 1762
Species
Numerous, see text

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 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.

Notable species

• Lampyris afghana
• Lampyris algerica
• Lampyris ambigena
• Lampyris angustata
• Lampyris angustula
• Lampyris apuliae
• Lampyris attenuata
• Lampyris berytensis
• Lampyris brevicollis
• Lampyris brutia
• Lampyris caspica
• Lampyris cincta
• Lampyris costalis
• Lampyris depressiuscula
• Lampyris exilis
• Lampyris fuscata
• Lampyris germariensis
• Lampyris gridelli
• Lampyris hellenica
• Lampyris hummeli
• Lampyris iraqi
• Lampyris lareynii

• Lampyris levigata
• Lampyris liebegotti
• Lampyris limbata
• Lampyris lobata
• Lampyris maculata
• Lampyris membranacea
• Lampyris monticola
• Lampyris nervosa
• Lampyris noctiluca – Common Glow-worm
• Lampyris occidentalis
• Lampyris olivieriana
• Lampyris orientalis
• Lampyris pallida
• Lampyris pseudozenkeri
• Lampyris raymondi
• Lampyris sardiniae
• Lampyris satoi
• Lampyris setosa
• Lampyris spinifer
• Lampyris sulpuri
• Lampyris turkestanica
• Lampyris zenkeri

References

• 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