''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 bioluminescence, bioluminescent organs. They occur throughout the New World from extreme southern Canada to Chile, ...

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 bioluminescent organs. They occur throughout the New World from extreme southern Canada to Chile, numbering over ...

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

Species

These three species belong to the genus ''Paraptorthodius'': * ''

Paraptorthodius mirabilis ''Paraptorthodius mirabilis'' is a species of glowworm beetle 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 bioluminescent organs. ...

'' Schaeffer, 1904 * ''

Paraptorthodius queretaroensis ''Paraptorthodius'' is a genus of glowworm beetles in the family Phengodidae. There are at least three described species in ''Paraptorthodius''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Paraptorthodius'': * ''Paraptorthodius mirabilis'' ...

'' Zaragoza, 1999 * ''

Paraptorthodius schaefferi ''Paraptorthodius'' is a genus of glowworm beetles in the family Phengodidae. There are at least three described species in ''Paraptorthodius''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Paraptorthodius'': * '' Paraptorthodius mirabilis' ...

'' Zaragoza, 1989

Species

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