Pyrophorus tuberculifer

Pyrophorus tuberculifer is a species of click beetle (family Elateridae).

Pyrophorus tuberculifer
Pyrophorus tuberculifer from Guadeloupe. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Elateridae
Subfamily:	Agrypninae
Tribe:	Pyrophorini
Genus:	Pyrophorus
Species:	P. tuberculifer
Binomial name
Pyrophorus tuberculifer Eschscholtz, 1829
Synonyms
Pyrophorus hesperus Candéze, 1863

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 Mexico, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.