Pyrophorus

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pyrophorus

(paɪˈrɒfərəs)

1. (Chemistry) chem obsolete a substance which ignites when exposed to air

2. (Animals) a genus of luminescent fireflies of the family Elateridae, found mainly in Neotropical America; a firefly of this genus

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Pyrophorus - tropical click beetles

genus Pyrophorus

arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods

Elateridae, family Elateridae - click beetles and certain fireflies

fire beetle, firefly, Pyrophorus noctiluca - tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots

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Mitochondrial genome sequence of the Brazilian lumines cent click beetle Pyrophorus divergens (Coleoptera Elateridae): mitochondrial genes utility to investigate the evolutionary history of Coleoptera and its bioluminescence.

Identificacion molecular de escarabajos (Coleoptera) forensicamente significativos en China basados en el gen COI

29' Antenas cortas, no alcanzando el margen posterior del pronotum (Figura 23); tercer antenomero menor que el segundo; juntos mayor que el cuarto antenomero Pyrophorus

Clave de identificacion de generos conocidos y esperados de Elateridae leach (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) en Colombia

For instance, here Rosie describes the jumping ability of a Pyrophorus luminosus beetle they discovered in the Brazilian rain forest: