Mastinocerini
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Cenophengus longicollis
Long-necked Phengodid
A species of glowworm beetle in the family Phengodidae, described by Wittmer in 1976. The species epithet "longicollis" refers to its elongated neck (prothorax). Like other phengodids, adults are likely bioluminescent, though specific details of its biology remain poorly documented.
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.