Phengodes | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Phengodidae |
Subfamily: | Phengodinae |
Tribe: | Phengodini |
Genus: | Phengodes Illiger, 1807 |
Phengodes is a genus of glowworms in the beetle family Phengodidae. There are more than 30 described species in Phengodes. [1] [2] [3]
Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils) with some 83,000 member species, belongs to this order. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops.
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 recently recognized members of the Phengodidae, the Cydistinae, are found in Western Asia. The family Rhagophthalmidae, an Old World group, used to be included in the Phengodidae.
These 31 species belong to the genus Phengodes:
Phengodes arizonensis is a species of glowworm beetle in the family Phengodidae. It is found in North America.
Phengodes fusciceps is a species of glowworm beetle in the family Phengodidae. It is found in North America.
Phengodes laticollis is a species of glowworm beetle in the family Phengodidae. It is found in North America.
The Elateroidea are a large superfamily of beetles. It contains the familiar click beetles, fireflies, and soldier beetles and their relatives.
Omalisidae are a very small family of beetles within the superfamily Elateroidea. Members of this beetle family have bioluminescent organs on the larvae. The most recent evidence indicates they are the sister group to a clade comprising the families Rhagophthalmidae and Phengodidae.
Cenophengus is a genus of glowworm beetles in the family Phengodidae. There are at least 17 described species in Cenophengus.
Mastinocerini is a tribe of beetles in the family Phengodidae. There are at least 190 described species in Mastinocerini.
Distremocephalus is a genus of glowworm beetles in the family Phengodidae. There are about 11 described species in Distremocephalus.
Discodon is a genus of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae. There are more than 40 described species in Discodon.
Phengodes nigromaculata is a species of glowworm beetle in the family Phengodidae. It is found in North America.
Phengodes plumosa, known generally as the glow worm or railroad-worm, is a species of glowworm beetle in the family Phengodidae. It is found in North America.
Tytthonyx is a genus of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae. There are about 19 described species in Tytthonyx.
Tenaspis is a genus of fireflies in the beetle family Lampyridae. There are about 18 described species in Tenaspis.
Phengodes mexicana is a species of glowworm beetle in the family Phengodidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Zarhipis integripennis, the western banded glowworm, is a species of glowworm beetle in the family Phengodidae. It is found in North America.
Zarhipis is a genus of glowworm beetles in the family Phengodidae. There are at least three described species in Zarhipis, all restricted to the western regions of North America.
Bicellonycha is a genus of fireflies in the beetle family Lampyridae. There are more than 40 described species in Bicellonycha.
Paraptorthodius is a genus of glowworm beetles in the family Phengodidae. There are at least three described species in Paraptorthodius.
The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a numeric commercial book identifier which is intended to be unique. Publishers purchase ISBNs from an affiliate of the International ISBN Agency.
This Elateroidea-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |