Vesperelater
| Vesperelater | |
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| Vesperelater arizonicus (Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States of America) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Elateridae |
| Subfamily: | Agrypninae |
| Tribe: | Pyrophorini |
| Genus: | Vesperelater Costa, 1975 |
| Type species | |
| Pyrophorus ornamentum[1] Germar, 1841
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| Species | |
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4; see text | |
Vesperelater 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.[2]
Description
[edit]Small, slender. Reddish-brown. Pubescence short, dense and yellowish. Eyes slightly prominent. Front narrow, not prominent. Antennae reaching the hind angles of the prothorax; second and third segments subequal, the two together of the same length as the fourth. Prothorax little convex. Luminous spots lateral, slightly convex and also visible beneath in the proepisternum. Luminous abdominal organ small and lamellate. Elytra tapering and rounded to apices. Male genitalia: median lobe abruptly narrowed near the apex; lateral lobes with one or more pairs of long spines. Female genitalia: bursa copulatrix spiraled and with long spines; median oviduct with two pair of sclerotized plates.[1]
List of species
[edit]All of the following 4 species were named by Costa (1975) (with type localities given).
- Vesperelater arizonicus (Hyslop, 1918) - Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, U.S.A.
- Vesperelater gemmiferus (Germar, 1841) - Mexico
- Vesperelater occidentalis (Champion, 1896) - Islas Marías, Mexico
- Vesperelater ornamentum (Germar, 1841) - Mexico
References
[edit]- ^ a b Costa, C. (1975). "Systematics and evolution of the tribes Pyrophorini and Heligmini, with description of Campyloxeninae, new subfamily (Coleoptera, Elateridae)". Arquivos de Zoologia. 26 (2): 109–110 of 49–190. doi:10.11606/issn.2176-7793.v26i2p49-190.
This article incorporates text by Cleide Costa available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ BugGuide
External links
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- Vesperelater Costa, 1975. Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 26 September 2024.
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