Lampyridae

[lam′pir·ə‚dē]

(invertebrate zoology)

The firefly beetles, a large cosmopolitan family of coleopteran insects in the superfamily Cantharoidea.

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Lampyridae

(fireflies), a family of nocturnal beetles. The body is elongate and, in females, wormlike. The coloration is dark. In some species the adult females have an organ of luminescence—a modified fatty body—at the end of the abdomen; the larvae and ova of many species also emit light but not as intensely as the adult females. Fireflies feed mainly on mol-lusks. There are about 2,000 species. Lampyris noctiluca is common in the north and in the central zone. Males of this species reach 15 mm in length and fly well; females reach 18 mm in length and are wingless. The species Luciola suturalis, which emits a bright light, is found in the south.

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The origin of photic behavior and the evolution of sexual communication in fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae).

Courtship and mating in Phausis reticulata (Coleoptera: Lampyridae): male flight behaviors, female glow displays, and male attraction to light traps

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Select Coleoptera of the Ravenna Training and Logistics Site, Ohio, 1999 (1)

Fireflies, also known as lightening bugs, are nocturnal, luminous insects of the beetle family Lampyridae. Luminescence, the process of transforming invisible forms of energy into visible light, is responsible for the fireflies' glow-in-the-dark phenomenon.

On fireflies and stars: envisioning luminescent beacons for advancing nursing and Rogerian science

In fact fireflies are neither flies nor bugs nor worms, but soft-bodied beetles called Lampyridae, a name based on an old Greek word that also evolved into our word "lamp."

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In truth, fireflies are neither flies nor bugs, but rather beetles of the order Coleoptera in the family Lampyridae (the name refers to fire).

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(Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Lampyridae 97.2 (4) Lampyridae 100 (0) (Coleoptera) (Coleoptera) Aphirape uncifera 97.9 (4) Apis mellifera L.

Spatial distribution of arthropods on Acacia mangium (Fabales: Fabaceae) trees as windbreaks in the cerrado

Yet, the number of Curculionidae was considerably higher in the preserved area, and Elateridae and Lampyridae were not found in the preserved area.

Diversity of the Arthropod edaphic fauna in preserved and managed with pasture areas in Teresina-Piaui-Brazil/Diversidade de artropodes da fauna edafica em area preservada e area manejada com pastagem no municipio de Teresina-Piaui-Brasil

878 Ptesimopsia parallela Germain, 1841 Lampyridae Lampyridae sp.

Ensambles estacionales de artropodos epigeos en un bosque de quebracho (Schinopsis balansae) en el Chaco Humedo

Re - - - Helochares pallipes Brulle Re + + + Helochares femoratus Brulle Re - - + Helochares mini Fernandez Re - - + Berosus coelacanthus Oliva He + + - Berosus minimus Knisch He - - - Berosus masculinus Knisch He - - - Berosus patruelis Berg He + + + Staphylinidae Pr + + + Lampyridae Pr + + + Dryopidae Ra - + - Elmidae Ra - + - MOLLUSCA Drepanotrema anatinum (d'Orb.) Ra + + + Drepanotrema lucidum (Pfeiffer) Ra + + + Drepanotrema depressissimum Moric.

Species richness and similarity between invertebrates living in floating plants in the parana river floodplain/Riqueza de especies y similaridad de los invertebrados que viven en plantas flotantes de la planicie de inundacion del rio Parana (Argentina)/Riqueza de especies e similaridade dos invertebrados que vivem em plantas flotantes da planicie de inundacao do rio parana (Argentina)