Distremocephalus texanus

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Distremocephalus texanus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Phengodidae
Genus: Distremocephalus
Species:
D. texanus
Binomial name
Distremocephalus texanus
(LeConte, 1874)

Distremocephalus texanus, the little Texas glowworm, is a species of glowworm beetle in the family Phengodidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3]

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. "Distremocephalus texanus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  2. "Distremocephalus texanus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-04-10.

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