Glowworm-beetle
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Cenophengus debilis
glowworm beetle
Cenophengus debilis is a species of glowworm beetle in the family Phengodidae, first described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1881. Like other phengodid beetles, it is bioluminescent. The species is known from North America, though specific details about its biology and ecology remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.
Cenophengus pallidus
Pale South Texas Glowworm
Cenophengus pallidus is a species of glowworm beetle in the family Phengodidae. It was described by Schaeffer in 1904 and is found in North America. The species is commonly known as the Pale South Texas Glowworm. Like other phengodid beetles, adults are bioluminescent, with females and larvae typically exhibiting the characteristic glowworm luminescence more prominently than males.
Distremocephalus californicus
glowworm beetle
Distremocephalus californicus is a species of glowworm beetle in the family Phengodidae, first described by Van Dyke in 1918. It is one of approximately 30 species in the genus Distremocephalus, which is restricted to the Western Hemisphere. The species occurs in both Central America and North America.
Paraptorthodius
glowworm beetles
Paraptorthodius is a genus of glowworm beetles in the family Phengodidae, established by Schaeffer in 1904. The genus contains at least three described species distributed in Mexico and the southwestern United States. Like other phengodids, members of this genus are bioluminescent, with luminescence produced primarily by larviform females and larvae. The genus belongs to the tribe Mastinocerini within the subfamily Phengodinae.
Phengodes arizonensis
Arizona Glowworm Beetle
Phengodes arizonensis is a species of glowworm beetle in the family Phengodidae. The species is known from North America, with observations concentrated in the southwestern United States. Like other phengodid beetles, it exhibits bioluminescence. Larvae of related Phengodes species are specialist predators of millipedes, employing unique strategies to circumvent millipede chemical defenses.
Phengodes mexicana
glowworm beetle
Phengodes mexicana is a species of glowworm beetle in the family Phengodidae. The species was described by Wittmer in 1976. It occurs in Central America and North America. Members of the genus Phengodes are notable for their bioluminescent larvae and adult females, which are wingless and resemble larvae in appearance.
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glowworm beetles
Zarhipis is a genus of glowworm beetles in the family Phengodidae, containing three recognized species restricted to western North America. Members of this genus exhibit sexual dimorphism, with females being larviform and bioluminescent while males are winged and non-luminous. The genus has been subject to population genetic studies, particularly for Zarhipis integripennis, revealing significant geographic structure and sex-biased dispersal patterns.