The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, …

The meaning of LAMPYRID is of or relating to the Lampyridae.

Lampyrid is a new international publication, containing critical reviews, original papers, and research articles on all aspects of bioluminescent beetle research. Book reviews are also …

Jul 16, 2024 · Eggs, larvae, and pupae of all known species are bioluminescent, producing light to advertise their unpalatabily and deter predators (aposematism), but many species lose this …

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 …

Oct 1, 2007 · Representatives of the beetle family Lampyridae (“fireflies”, “lightningbugs”) are well known for their use of light signals for species recognition during mate search. However, not …

Fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) are a cosmopolitan group of ~ 2,500 beetle species with rampant misclassification (Martin et al. 2019). This is in part due to morphological variation …

Light-emitting fireflies (Lampyridae) are signaling under low ambient light conditions from approximately one hour before until several hours after sunset (complete darkness on …

Dec 17, 2019 · (1972) was incomplete as it did not include all lampyrid genera, and the work of Nakane (1991; published in Japanese) has largely been overlooked by current taxonomic …

We propose several nomenclatural changes for taxa in the subfamily Cladodinae and the lampyrid tribes Cratomorphini, Lamprocerini, Lampyrini, Photinini, and Pleotomini in the subfamily …