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.....
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• (n.) A genus of coleopterous insects, including the glowworms.
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Lam·py'ris noun [ Latin , glowworm, Greek ]
(Zoology) A genus of coleopterous insects, including the glowworms.
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Lampyris is a European genus of glow-worm, ranging from ten to twenty millimetres in length.
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