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Lampyridae [lam′pir·ə‚dē] (invertebrate zoology) The firefly beetles, a large cosmopolitan family of coleopteran insects in the superfamily Cantharoidea. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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All the fireflies, which I caught here, belonged to the Lampyridae (in which family the English glowworm is included), and the greater number of specimens were of Lampyris occidentalis. |
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