Lampyris

Translingual

Lampyris noctiluca

Etymology

From Latin lampȳris, from Ancient Greek λαμπυρίς (lampurís).

Proper noun

Lampyris f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lampyridae – certain fireflies, glowworms.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Lampyris noctiluca (common glowworm) - type 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 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 - other species

Further reading

• Lampyris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lampyris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Lampyris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons