Pyrophorus is a genus of click beetle. They are one of several genera in the tribe Pyrophorini, all of which are bioluminescent. Their bioluminescence is similar to that of another group of beetles, the fireflies, although click beetles do not flash, but remain constantly glowing. They have two luminescent spots at the posterior corners of the pronotum, and another brighter spot in the dorsal region of the abdomen. This spot is even brighter and can only be seen when in flight. Bioluminescent click beetles are found throughout tropical, subtropical and temperate America. Species from Texas, Florida, and Cuba are now in different genera in the tribe Pyrophorini, such as Deilelater.
Phiale is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1846. P. albovittata has been considered a junior synonym of Freya perelegans since 2006.
Micrathena is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. It contains more than a hundred species, most of them Neotropical woodland orb-weavers. The name is derived from the Greek "micro", meaning "small", and the goddess Athena. It includes over a hundred species, including four in the United States and Canada. Among these four species, female spined micrathena have five pairs of conical tubercles, female M. mitrata have two short posterior pairs, and female arrow-shaped micrathena have three pairs. Species with extremely long spines evolved at least eight times in the genus Micrathena and likely function as anti-predator defenses. The only species recorded from Canada is M. sagittata, found in Ontario.
Aspidosperma is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1824. It is native to South America, Central America, southern Mexico, and the West Indies.
Denticollinae is a subfamily of beetle in the click beetle family. They occur in most regions of the world but are more abundant in cool temperate areas.
Aegiphila is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, first described in 1763. It was formerly classified in the Verbenaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, South America, the West Indies, and Florida.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to South America.
Pyrearinus candelarius is a species of click beetle.
Hemicrepidius is a genus of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae.
Aricoris is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present in the Neotropical ecozone.
Anilicus is a genus of beetles in the click beetle family.
Cardiorhinus is a genus of click betles in the subfamily Denticollinae.
Ocrepeira is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by George Marx in 1883.
Elater is a genus of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae.
Agrypninae is a subfamily of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are at least 130 genera and more than 430 described species in Agrypninae.
Deilelater is a genus of click beetle. 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.
The Heligmini form a deprecated taxonomic tribe within the Elateridae subfamily Agrypninae. The tribe was renamed 'Cleidecostini' in 2002. The taxa was considered a subtribe (Cleidecostina) of the tribe Euplinthini in 2011. The taxa Heligmini is very closely related to the currently accepted tribe Pyrophorini; the latter is exclusively bioluminescent with adult light organs, while the former have not even the slightest trace of adult light organs. At least once species of Heligmini larvae have light organs and are bioluminescent. The taxa is thought to be monophyletic, and Heligmini and Pyrophorini together are thought to form a monophyletic group.
Alpaida is a genus of South American orb-weaver spiders first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1889.
