''Paraptorthodius'' is a genus of

glowworm beetle The beetle family Phengodidae is known also as glowworm beetles, whose larvae are known as glowworms. The females and larvae have bioluminescent organs. They occur throughout the New World from extreme southern Canada to Chile. The recently rec ...

s in the family

Phengodidae The beetle family Phengodidae is known also as glowworm beetles, whose larvae are known as glowworms. The females and larvae have bioluminescence, bioluminescent organs. They occur throughout the New World from extreme southern Canada to Chile. ...

. There are at least three described species in ''Paraptorthodius''.

Species

These three species belong to the genus ''Paraptorthodius'': * '' Paraptorthodius mirabilis'' Schaeffer, 1904 * '' Paraptorthodius queretaroensis'' Zaragoza, 1999 * '' Paraptorthodius schaefferi'' Zaragoza, 1989

Species

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