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Systematics, Morphology and Biogeography • Rev. Bras. entomol. 53 (1) • 2009 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0085-56262009000100012   copy

Metapyrophorus pharolim a new genus and species of Pyrophorini (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Agrypninae)

Metapyrophorus pharolim, gênero e espécie novos de Pyrophorini (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Agrypninae)

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Metapyrophorus, a new monotypic genus, is erected based on M. pharolim, new species from Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela. The genus is characterized mainly by its pair of convex pronotal bioluminescent organs, equidistant between the median line and the lateral margin.

Bioluminescence; click-beetles; Neotropical Region; systematic

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