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Checklist of Family Phengodidae LeConte, 1861 (Glow-worms)
for Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
514
6360
16212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
6356
16208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
486
6227
15868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
4996
13412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
87
2064
5612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
79
1857
5025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
20
148
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
9
84
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhengodidae
LeConte, 1861
Glow-worms, Glowworm beetles, Glowworms
12
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
12 Genera with 31 Species
Decamastinocerus Wittmer, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Eurymastinocerus Wittmer, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Euryognathus Wittmer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Howdenia Wittmer, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Oxymastinocerus Wittmer, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Phengodes Illiger, 1843Glowworm4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomastinocerus Wittmer, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophengodes Pic, 18438SpeciesTaxom
Ptorthodiellus Wittmer, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Ptorthodius Gorham, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Spangleriella Wittmer, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Taximastinocerus Wittmer, 19766SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Decamastinocerus parvimandibularis Wittmer, 1988
Eurymastinocerus politicollis Wittmer, 1988
Euryognathus venezolanus Wittmer, 1956
Howdenia minutissima Wittmer, 1988
Howdenia neblinensis Wittmer, 1988
Howdenia robusta Wittmer, 1988
Oxymastinocerus nigripennis Wittmer, 1988
Oxymastinocerus venezolanus Wittmer, 1976
Phengodes (Phengodella) insignis Bourgeois, 1888
Phengodes (Phengodella) insulcata Pic, 1925
Phengodes (Phengodella) venezolana Wittmer, 1988
Phengodes pulchella (Guérin, 1843)⇒ Pseudophengodes pulchella Guérin, 1843
Pseudomastinocerus freyi Wittmer, 1963
Pseudophengodes bordoni Wittmer, 1988
Pseudophengodes fernandezi Wittmer, 1976
Pseudophengodes gracilicornis Wittmer, 1976
Pseudophengodes notaticollis Pic, 1925
Pseudophengodes oculata Wittmer, 1986
Pseudophengodes pulchella Guérin, 1843
Pseudophengodes puncticollis Wittmer, 1976
Pseudophengodes roulini roulini Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Ptorthodiellus araguaicus Wittmer, 1976
Ptorthodius mandibularis Gorham, 1881
Ptorthodius quiguasensis Wittmer, 1996
Spangleriella vittata Wittmer, 1988
Taximastinocerus breviplumatus Wittmer, 1988
Taximastinocerus levefumidus Wittmer, 1988
Taximastinocerus neblinensis Wittmer, 1988
Taximastinocerus nigricolor Wittmer, 1988
Taximastinocerus pseudobrunneus Wittmer, 1988
Taximastinocerus puncticollis Wittmer, 1976

Subnodes of Phengodidae with occurrences in Venezuela
SubfamilyPhengodinae
LeConte, 1861
12
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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