Biology:Distremocephalus

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Distremocephalus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Phengodidae
Tribe: Mastinocerini
Genus: Distremocephalus
Wittmer, 1976

Distremocephalus is a genus of glowworm beetles in the family Phengodidae. There are about 11 described species in Distremocephalus.[1][2][3]

Species

  • Distremocephalus barrerai Zaragoza, 1986
  • Distremocephalus beutelspacheri Zaragoza, 1986
  • Distremocephalus buenoi Zaragoza, 1986
  • Distremocephalus californicus (Van Dyke, 1918)
  • Distremocephalus chiapensis Zaragoza, 1986
  • Distremocephalus leonilae Zaragoza, 1986
  • Distremocephalus mexicanus (Wittmer, 1963)
  • Distremocephalus opaculus (Horn, 1895)
  • Distremocephalus rufocaudatus Zaragoza, 1986
  • Distremocephalus texanus (LeConte, 1874) (little Texas glowworm)
  • Distremocephalus wittmeri Zaragoza, 1986

References

Further reading

  • American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.. 2002. 
  • Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1. 
  • White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14932101 entry