Pyrophorus
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See also: pyrophorus
Translingual
Etymology
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
