Distremocephalus Explained

Distremocephalus is a genus of glowworm beetles in the family Phengodidae. There are about 11 described species in Distremocephalus.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

• Distremocephalus barrerai Zaragoza, 1986
• Distremocephalus beutelspacheri Zaragoza, 1986
• Distremocephalus buenoi Zaragoza, 1986
• Distremocephalus californicus (Van Dyke, 1918)
• Distremocephalus chiapensis Zaragoza, 1986
• Distremocephalus leonilae Zaragoza, 1986
• Distremocephalus mexicanus (Wittmer, 1963)
• Distremocephalus opaculus (Horn, 1895)
• Distremocephalus rufocaudatus Zaragoza, 1986
• Distremocephalus texanus (LeConte, 1874) (little Texas glowworm)
• Distremocephalus wittmeri Zaragoza, 1986

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . R.H. Jr.. Thomas . M. C.. Skelley . P. E.. Frank . J. H.. 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL..
• Book: Arnett . Ross H.. 30 July 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.. 978-0-8493-0212-1.
• Book: White . Richard E.. 1983. Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company..

Notes and References

1. Web site: Distremocephalus Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-07.
2. Web site: Distremocephalus Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-07.
3. Web site: Distremocephalus Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-02-07.