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Ignelater
''Ignelater'' is a genus of click beetle (family Elateridae). They are one of several genera in the tribe Pyrophorini, all of which are 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 fungi, microorganisms including some b .... Most of the species were formerly in the genus '' Pyrophorus''.Rosa, Simone Policena. (2010) New species of ''Ignelater'' Costa (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Pyrophorini). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 50(29): 445-449. https://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0031-10492010002900001 List of species * '' Ignelater brunneus'' * '' Ignelater caudatus'' * '' Ignelater dominicanensis'' * '' Ignelater glaesum'' * '' Ignelater havaniensis'' * '' Ignelater inaguensis'' * '' Ignelater luminosus'' * '' Ignelater novoae'' * '' Ignelater paveli'' * '' Ignelater phosphoreus'' References External links {{Taxon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignelater Dominicanensis
''Ignelater'' is a genus of click beetle (family Elateridae). They are one of several genera in the tribe Pyrophorini, all of which are bioluminescent. Most of the species were formerly in the genus '' Pyrophorus''.Rosa, Simone Policena. (2010) New species of ''Ignelater'' Costa (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Pyrophorini). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 50(29): 445-449. https://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0031-10492010002900001 List of species * '' Ignelater brunneus'' * ''Ignelater caudatus ''Ignelater'' is a genus of click beetle (family Elateridae). They are one of several genera in the tribe Pyrophorini, all of which are bioluminescent Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by living organisms. It is a f ...'' * '' Ignelater dominicanensis'' * '' Ignelater glaesum'' * '' Ignelater havaniensis'' * '' Ignelater inaguensis'' * '' Ignelater luminosus'' * '' Ignelater novoae'' * '' Ignelater paveli'' * '' Ignelater phosphoreus'' References External links {{Taxonb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignelater Luminosus
''Ignelater luminosus'', known as the cucubano, is a species of click beetle native to the island of Puerto Rico. Cucubanos are often confused with fireflies, which are in a different family (Lampyridae), as they can also emit light from the thorax. Their paired prothorax light organs and single light organ on the anterior surface of the abdomen gives the appearance of two "headlights" and one "backlight", which it can turn off independently. Because light pollution interferes with their reproduction, they prefer rural areas without much development.. Prof. of EntomologyPurdue University Retrieved April 29, 2011. Locations known to be its habitat are the rural areas and outskirts of the city of Adjuntas, located in the mountains. They average about in length. A Puerto Rican firefly is called a cucullo The Lampyridae are a family (biology), family of Elateroidea, elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are bioluminescence, light-emitting. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrophorini
The Pyrophorini are a New World taxonomic tribe within the Elateridae (click beetle) subfamily Agrypninae.Kundrata R, Kubaczkova M, Prosvirov AS, Douglas HB, Fojtikova A, Costa C, Bousquet Y, Alonso-Zarazaga MA, Bouchard P (2019) World catalogue of the genus-group names in Elateridae (Insecta, Coleoptera). Part I: Agrypninae, Campyloxeninae, Hemiopinae, Lissominae, Oestodinae, Parablacinae, Physodactylinae, Pityobiinae, Subprotelaterinae, Tetralobinae. ZooKeys 839: 83–154. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.839.33279 Pyrophorini is a tribe of bioluminescent beetles, and includes such genera as '' Pyrophorus'' and ''Ignelater''. It is believed to be monophyletic. The tribe Anaissini is very closely related to the Pyrophorini (it includes species formerly placed in Pyrophorini); the latter is exclusively bioluminescent, while the former has only some species that are known to be bioluminescent. Another bioluminescent lineage is '' Campyloxenus pyrothorax'' (from Chile) in the rela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrophorus (beetle)
''Pyrophorus'' (also known as fire beetles) is a genus of click beetle (family Elateridae). They are one of several genera in the tribe Pyrophorini, all of which are bioluminescent. Their bioluminescence is similar to that of another group of beetles, the fireflies, although click beetles do not flash, but remain constantly glowing (though they can control the intensity; for example, they become brighter when touched by a potential predator). They have two luminescent spots at the posterior corners of the pronotum, and another brighter light organ on the most-anterior surface of the ventral abdomen. This light organ is even brighter and can only be seen when in flight. Bioluminescent click beetles are found throughout tropical, subtropical and temperate America. Species from Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and Cuba are now in different genera in the tribe Pyrophorini, such as '' Deilelater'' and ''Ignelater''. Adult ''Pyrophorus'' beetles feed on pollen and sometimes small insects, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |