''Balgus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
click beetle
Elateridae or click beetles (or "typical click beetles" to distinguish them from the related families Cerophytidae and Eucnemidae, which are also capable of clicking) are a family of beetles. Other names include elaters, snapping beetles, spr ...
(family
Elateridae
Elateridae or click beetles (or "typical click beetles" to distinguish them from the related families Cerophytidae and Eucnemidae, which are also capable of clicking) are a family of beetles. Other names include elaters, snapping beetles, spr ...
). They are one of several genera in the family which contain at least one
bioluminescent
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 Fungus, fungi, microorganisms including ...
species. The genus was originally placed in the family
Eucnemidae
Eucnemidae, or false click beetles, are a family of elateroid beetles including about 1700 species distributed worldwide.
Description
Closely related to the family Elateridae, specimens of Eucnemidae can reach a length of . Bodies are slightl ...
, later transferred to
Throscidae
Throscidae is a family of elateroid beetles found worldwide (except New Zealand) with around 150 species in 5 extant genera. The larvae are soil-dwelling, siphoning fluid from mycorrhizae attached to trees. The adults are short-lived, with the a ...
, but recent classifications establish them firmly within Elateridae.
[Barbosa, F.F. (2016) Revision and phylogeny of the genus ''Balgus'' Fleutiaux, 1920 (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Thylacosterninae). Zootaxa 4083(4): 451–482. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4083.4.1]
List of species
* ''
Balgus albofasciatus
''Balgus'' is a genus of click beetle (family Elateridae). They are one of several genera in the family which contain at least one bioluminescent species. The genus was originally placed in the family Eucnemidae, later transferred to Throscidae, ...
''
(Bonvouloir, 1875)
* ''
Balgus egaensis
''Balgus'' is a genus of click beetle (family Elateridae). They are one of several genera in the family which contain at least one bioluminescent species. The genus was originally placed in the family Eucnemidae, later transferred to Throscidae, ...
''
(Bonvouloir, 1875) "eganensis"/small>
* ''Balgus eschscholtzi
''Balgus'' is a genus of click beetle (family Elateridae). They are one of several genera in the family which contain at least one bioluminescent species. The genus was originally placed in the family Eucnemidae, later transferred to Throscidae, ...
'' (Laporte, 1835)
* ''Balgus humilis
''Balgus'' is a genus of click beetle (family Elateridae). They are one of several genera in the family which contain at least one bioluminescent species. The genus was originally placed in the family Eucnemidae, later transferred to Throscidae, ...
'' (Bonvouloir, 1875)
* ''Balgus obconicus
''Balgus'' is a genus of click beetle (family Elateridae). They are one of several genera in the family which contain at least one bioluminescent species. The genus was originally placed in the family Eucnemidae, later transferred to Throscidae, ...
'' (Bonvouloir, 1875)
* ''Balgus rugosus
''Balgus'' is a genus of click beetle (family Elateridae). They are one of several genera in the family which contain at least one bioluminescent species. The genus was originally placed in the family Eucnemidae, later transferred to Throscidae, ...
'' (Blanchard, 1843)
* ''Balgus schnusei
''Balgus'' is a genus of click beetle (family Elateridae). They are one of several genera in the family which contain at least one bioluminescent species. The genus was originally placed in the family Eucnemidae, later transferred to Throscidae, ...
'' (Heller, 1914)
* ''Balgus subfasciatus
''Balgus'' is a genus of click beetle (family Elateridae). They are one of several genera in the family which contain at least one bioluminescent species. The genus was originally placed in the family Eucnemidae, later transferred to Throscidae, ...
'' (Bonvouloir, 1875)
* ''Balgus tuberculosus
''Balgus'' is a genus of click beetle (family Elateridae). They are one of several genera in the family which contain at least one bioluminescent species. The genus was originally placed in the family Eucnemidae, later transferred to Throscidae, ...
'' (Dalman, 1823)
References
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Elateridae genera
Bioluminescent insects