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Paraptorthodius
''Paraptorthodius'' is a genus of glowworm beetles in the family Phengodidae The beetle family Phengodidae is known also as glowworm beetles, whose larvae are known as glowworms. The females and larvae have bioluminescence, bioluminescent organs. They occur throughout the New World from extreme southern Canada to Chile. .... There are at least three described species in ''Paraptorthodius''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Paraptorthodius'': * '' Paraptorthodius mirabilis'' Schaeffer, 1904 * '' Paraptorthodius queretaroensis'' Zaragoza, 1999 * '' Paraptorthodius schaefferi'' Zaragoza, 1989 References Further reading * Phengodidae Bioluminescent insects Articles created by Qbugbot {{elateroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraptorthodius Queretaroensis
''Paraptorthodius'' is a genus of glowworm beetles in the family Phengodidae The beetle family Phengodidae is known also as glowworm beetles, whose larvae are known as glowworms. The females and larvae have bioluminescence, bioluminescent organs. They occur throughout the New World from extreme southern Canada to Chile. .... There are at least three described species in ''Paraptorthodius''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Paraptorthodius'': * '' Paraptorthodius mirabilis'' Schaeffer, 1904 * '' Paraptorthodius queretaroensis'' Zaragoza, 1999 * '' Paraptorthodius schaefferi'' Zaragoza, 1989 References Further reading * Phengodidae Bioluminescent insects Articles created by Qbugbot {{elateroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraptorthodius Schaefferi
''Paraptorthodius'' is a genus of glowworm beetles in the family Phengodidae. There are at least three described species in ''Paraptorthodius''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Paraptorthodius'': * '' Paraptorthodius mirabilis'' Schaeffer, 1904 * ''Paraptorthodius queretaroensis ''Paraptorthodius'' is a genus of glowworm beetles in the family Phengodidae The beetle family Phengodidae is known also as glowworm beetles, whose larvae are known as glowworms. The females and larvae have bioluminescence, bioluminescent or ...'' Zaragoza, 1999 * '' Paraptorthodius schaefferi'' Zaragoza, 1989 References Further reading * Phengodidae Bioluminescent insects Articles created by Qbugbot {{elateroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraptorthodius Mirabilis
''Paraptorthodius mirabilis'' is a species of glowworm beetle in the family Phengodidae The beetle family Phengodidae is known also as glowworm beetles, whose larvae are known as glowworms. The females and larvae have bioluminescence, bioluminescent organs. They occur throughout the New World from extreme southern Canada to Chile. .... It is found in North America. References External Links # https://bugguide.net/node/view/498610/tree/all Further reading * Phengodidae Bioluminescent insects Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1904 {{elateroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glowworm Beetle
The beetle family Phengodidae is known also as glowworm beetles, whose larvae are known as glowworms. The females and larvae have bioluminescent organs. They occur throughout the New World from extreme southern Canada to Chile. The recently recognized members of the Phengodidae, the Cydistinae, are found in Western Asia. The family Rhagophthalmidae, an Old World group, used to be included in the Phengodidae. Larval and larviform female glowworms are predators, feeding on millipedes and other arthropods occurring in soil and litter. The winged males, which are often attracted to lights at night, are short-lived and probably do not feed. Females are much larger than the males and are completely larviform. Males may be luminescent, but females and larvae have a series of luminescent organs on trunk segments which emit yellow or green light, and sometimes an additional head organ which emits red light, as in railroad worms. This family is distinct from the fireflies (family Lampyr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phengodidae
The beetle family Phengodidae is known also as glowworm beetles, whose larvae are known as glowworms. The females and larvae have bioluminescence, bioluminescent organs. They occur throughout the New World from extreme southern Canada to Chile. The recently recognized members of the Phengodidae, the Cydistinae, are found in Western Asia. The family Rhagophthalmidae, an Old World group, used to be included in the Phengodidae. Larval and larviform female glowworms are predators, feeding on millipedes and other arthropods occurring in soil and litter. The winged males, which are often attracted to lights at night, are short-lived and probably do not feed. Females are much larger than the males and are completely larviform. Males may be luminescent, but females and larvae have a series of luminescent organs on trunk segments which emit yellow or green light, and sometimes an additional head organ which emits red light, as in railroad worms. This family is distinct from the firefly, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bioluminescent Insects
Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by living organisms. It is a form of chemiluminescence. Bioluminescence occurs widely in marine vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as in some fungi, microorganisms including some bioluminescent bacteria, and terrestrial arthropods such as fireflies. In some animals, the light is bacteriogenic, produced by symbiotic bacteria such as those from the genus ''Vibrio''; in others, it is autogenic, produced by the animals themselves. In a general sense, the principal chemical reaction in bioluminescence involves a light-emitting molecule and an enzyme, generally called luciferin and luciferase, respectively. Because these are generic names, luciferins and luciferases are often distinguished by the species or group, e.g. firefly luciferin. In all characterized cases, the enzyme catalyzes the oxidation of the luciferin. In some species, the luciferase requires other cofactors, such as calcium or magnesium ions, and sometime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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