Family Glowworm Beetles (Phengodidae)
Phengodidae is a family in the order Coleoptera. Browse 21 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.
Species in Phengodidae (21)
Cenophengus longicollis
Cenophengus longicollis
Identification: Head black; antennae black to brown, pronotum and scutellum yellow-orange; wingtips black to brown, sometimes only at the base poorly lit, legs and lower yellow to yellow-orange Type Locality: 3 mi. NE. of Porvenir, Presidio Co. Tex.,
Cenophengus pallidus
Cenophengus pallidus
Identification: The male is a soft, delicate, very pale yellowish beetle with short dehiscent elytra that do not fully cover the abdomen and leave the hind wings broadly exposed. Antennae bipectinate. Females unknown. Texas considers this sp. a SGCN
Paraptorthodius mirabilis
Paraptorthodius mirabilis
Type Locality: San Diego, Duval Co., Texas One specimen in the Hubbard and Schwarz coll. US National Museum taken by Mr Schwarz June 6 in San Diego, Texas
Phengodes fusciceps
Phengodes fusciceps
Identification: Can be recognized by the short antennae
Western Banded Glowworm
Zarhipis integripennis
Female adults are larviform (as in all Phengodidae ) and are much larger than the males...see the images here and here .
Cenophengus debilis
Cenophengus debilis
Distremocephalus californicus
Distremocephalus californicus
Distremocephalus mexicanus 0
Distremocephalus mexicanus
Distremocephalus opaculus
Distremocephalus opaculus
Distremocephalus texanus
Distremocephalus texanus
Phengodes arizonensis
Phengodes arizonensis
Phengodes atezcanus
Phengodes atezcanus
Phengodes fenestrata
Phengodes fenestrata
Phengodes frontalis
Phengodes frontalis
Phengodes laticollis
Phengodes laticollis
Phengodes leonilae
Phengodes leonilae
Phengodes mexicana
Phengodes mexicana
Phengodes nigromaculata
Phengodes nigromaculata
Phengodes plumosa
Phengodes plumosa
Stenophrixothrix fusca
Stenophrixothrix fusca
Zarhipis truncaticeps
Zarhipis truncaticeps