Balgus

Balgus is a genus of Central American click beetle (family Elateridae). They are one of several genera in the family which contain at least one bioluminescent species.^[1] The genus was originally placed in the family Eucnemidae, later transferred to Throscidae, but recent classifications establish them firmly within Elateridae.^[2]

Balgus
Balgus tuberculosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Elateridae
Subfamily:	Thylacosterninae
Genus:	Balgus Fleutiaux, 1920
Species
see text

Species

• Balgus albofasciatus (Bonvouloir, 1875)
• Balgus egaensis (Bonvouloir, 1875) [= "eganensis"]
• Balgus eschscholtzi (Laporte, 1835)
• Balgus humilis (Bonvouloir, 1875)
• Balgus obconicus (Bonvouloir, 1875)
• Balgus rugosus (Blanchard, 1843)
• Balgus schnusei (Heller, 1914)
• Balgus subfasciatus (Bonvouloir, 1875)
• Balgus tuberculosus (Dalman, 1823) - type species (as Melasis tuberculosa Dalman)