Morphology of immature stages of Pyrearinus pumilus (Candeze, 1863) (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Pyrophorini): the click beetle responsible for the luminous canga caves in the state of Para, Brazil

Autor(es)

Rosa, Simone Policena ^[1] ; Mariano, Raone Dos Reis ^[2] ; Viviani, Vadim R. ^[3] ; Costa, Cleide ^[4]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Fed Itajuba, Inst Recursos Nat, Av BPS 1303, BR-37500903 Itajuba, MG - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Sao Carlos, Programa Posgrad Biotecnol & Monitoramento Ambien, Campus Sorocaba, Sorocaba, SP - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed Sao Carlos, Ctr Ciencias & Tecnol Sustentabilidade CCTS, Dept Fis Quim & Matemat DFQM, Campus Sorocaba, Sorocaba, SP - Brazil

^[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, Ave Nazare 481, BR-04263000 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Zootaxa; v. 4778, n. 3, p. 561-570, MAY 15 2020.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

The Pyrearinus pumilus species group from South America includes luminescent click beetles (Agrypninae: Pyrophorini) associated with the phenomena of ``luminescent termite mounds{''} and ``luminous canga caves{''}. The latter was recently reported in the state of Para, Brazil. This group includes six species based on the morphology of adults, of which two have immature stages already described. In this work we present the morphology and biological aspects of mature larva and pupa of Pyrearinus pumilus (Candeze, 1863), from the canga caves. Moreover, we provide a key and illustrations for identification of male adults and the known larvae. Our study shows that: (1) morphological characters of immatures support the close relationship of P. pumilus with their allies in the P. pumilus species group; (2) the traits of the known larvae of the P. pumilus species group are reliable for species identification. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 10/05426-8 - Bioluminescência de artrópodes: diversidade biológica em biomas brasileiros; origem bioquímica; evolução estrutural/funcional de luciferases; diferenciação molecular das lanternas; aplicações biotecnológicas, ambientais e educacionais
• Beneficiário: Vadim Viviani
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático