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. Most of the species were formerly in the genus Pyrophorus.[1]

Ignelater
Ignelater luminosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Elateridae
Subfamily: Agrypninae
Tribe: Pyrophorini
Genus: Ignelater
Costa, 1975
Species

10; see text

List of species

  • Ignelater brunneus
  • Ignelater caudatus
  • Ignelater dominicanensis
  • Ignelater glaesum
  • Ignelater havaniensis
  • Ignelater inaguensis
  • Ignelater luminosus
  • Ignelater novoae
  • Ignelater paveli
  • Ignelater phosphoreus

References

  1. 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
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