Pyrearinus
Sign in to savePyrearinus is a genus of click beetle (family Elateridae).
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It is catalogued under topics including Bioluminescent insects, Elateridae and Elateridae genera.
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- Elateridae
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Pyrearinus is a genus of click beetle (family Elateridae).
As one of the members of the tribe Pyrophorini, all species of this genus have luminous organs on their abdomen; among them, larvae of '' (described from Emas National Park, Brazil) are responsible for so-called "luminous termite hill" known to human beings at least since 1850.
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