''Pyrophorus tuberculifer'' is a

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(family Elateridae).

Description

The basic coloration is dark brown. The pronotum shows a long backward-pointing tooth. These beetles are bioluminescent by means of two luminescent light organs at the posterior corners of the prothorax, and a broad area on the underside of the first abdominal segment. Their bioluminescence is similar to that of another group of beetles, the fireflies, although click beetles do not flash, but remain constantly glowing.

Distribution

This species can be found in

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References

Elateridae in SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED COLEOPTERA OF THE WORLD

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Systematics and evolution of the tribes Pyrophorini and Heligmini, with description of Campyloxeninae, new subfamily (Coleoptera, Elateridae)
Elateridae Bioluminescent insects Beetles described in 1829 Insects of Guadeloupe {{Elateridae-stub