''Zarhipis'' 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 ''Zarhipis'',
[ all restricted to the western regions of ]North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ...
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Species
These three species belong to the genus ''Zarhipis'':
* ''Zarhipis integripennis
''Zarhipis integripennis'', the western banded glowworm, 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 h ...
'' (LeConte, 1874) i c g b (western banded glowworm)
* '' Zarhipis tiemanni'' Linsdale, 1964 i c g
* '' Zarhipis truncaticeps'' Fall, 1923 i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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Phengodidae
Bioluminescent insects
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