Pyrophorus

See also: pyrophorus

Translingual

Etymology

pyro- +‎ -phorus

Proper noun

Pyrophorus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Elateridae – fire beetles, bioluminescent click beetles.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Coleoptera - order; Polyphaga - suborder; Elateriformia - infraorder; Elateroidea - superfamily; Elateridae - family; Agrypninae - subfamily; Pyrophorini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Pyrophorus noctilucus - selected species

References

Pyrophorus (beetle) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pyrophorus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pyrophorus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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