Distremocephalus opaculus

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Distremocephalus opaculus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Phengodidae
Genus: Distremocephalus
Species:
D. opaculus
Binomial name
Distremocephalus opaculus
(Horn, 1895)

Distremocephalus opaculus is a species of glowworm beetle in the family Phengodidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in Central America and North America. [1]

Phengodidae family of insects

The beetle family Phengodidae is known also as glowworm beetles, whose larvae are known as glowworms. The females and larvae have bioluminescent organs. They occur throughout the New World from extreme southern Canada to Chile. The family Rhagophthalmidae, an Old World group, used to be included in the Phengodidae.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Distremocephalus opaculus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. ↑ "Distremocephalus opaculus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. ↑ "Distremocephalus opaculus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. ↑ "Distremocephalus opaculus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.

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