Pyrearinus candelarius
Pyrearinus candelarius is a species of click beetle (family Elateridae).
| Pyrearinus candelarius | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pyrearinus candelarius from Argentina. Mounted specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | P. candelarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrophorus candelarius (Germar, 1841) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Description
The basic coloration is dark brown. The eyes are large and the pronotum is yellowish or pale brown, with a blackish area in the middle and small backward-pointing teeth. These beetles are bioluminescent by means of two luminescent light organs at the posterior corners of the prothorax, emitting green light, and a large abdominal area on the first segment, emitting yellow light. They do not flash, they emit light continuously. Eggs and pupae are bioluminescent too.
References
- Elateridae in SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED COLEOPTERA OF THE WORLD
- Universal Biological Indexer
- Elateridae de Argentina
- Cleide Costa Systematics and evolution of the tribes Pyrophorini and Heligmini
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.