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