Xantholinus
''Xantholinus'' is a genus of the beetle family Staphylinidae, the rove beetles. They can be found throughout the world.Rosa, S. P. (2010)Second record of bioluminescence in larvae of ''Xantholinus'' Dejean (Staphylinidae, Xantholinini) from Brazil.''Rev. Bras. Entomol.'' 54(1) 147-48. Most are native to the Palearctic realm, and some have been introduced to North America.Brunke, A. and C. G. Majka. (2010)The adventive genus ''Xantholinus'' Dejean (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae in North America: new records and a synthesis of distributional data.''ZooKeys'' 65 51–61. The larvae of at least some species are bioluminescent Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by living organisms. It is a form of chemiluminescence. Bioluminescence occurs widely in marine vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as in some fungi, microorganisms including some b .... There are about 274 species in this genus. Species include: * '' Xantholinus appenninicola'' ( ...
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