Biology:Deilelater

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Short description: Genus of beetle

Deilelater
Deilelater physoderus.jpg
Deilelater physoderus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Elateridae
Subfamily: Agrypninae
Tribe: Pyrophorini
Genus: Deilelater
Costa, 1975
Species

8; see text

Deilelater is a genus of click beetles in the 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]

List of species

  • Deilelater atlanticus (Hyslop, 1918)
  • Deilelater bellamyi (Van Zwaluwenburg, 1936)
  • Deilelater mexicanus (Champion, 1896)
  • Deilelater physoderus (Germar, 1841)
  • Deilelater radians (Champion, 1896)
  • Deilelater sirius (Candèze, 1878)
  • Deilelater stella (Candèze, 1863)
  • Deilelater ustulatus Costa, 1983

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4365999 entry