Western Banded Glowworm (Zarhipis integripennis)

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Zarhipis integripennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Phengodidae
Genus: Zarhipis
Species:
Z. integripennis
Binomial name
Zarhipis integripennis
(LeConte, 1874)
Synonyms[1]
  • Zarhipis alamedae Fall, 1923
  • Zarhipis amictus Fall, 1923
  • Zarhipis brevicollis Fall, 1923
  • Zarhipis piciventris LeConte, 1881
  • Zarhipis riversi Horn, 1885
  • Zarhipis ruficollis LeConte, 1881

Zarhipis integripennis, the western banded glowworm, is a species of glowworm beetle in the family Phengodidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Eating a millipede

References

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  1. ^ a b "Zarhipis integripennis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Zarhipis integripennis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

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  • Linsdale, Donald D. (1964). "A Revision of the Genus Zarhipis LeConte (Coleoptera: Phengodidae)". The Wasmann Journal of Biology. 22: 225–260.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
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  • Media related to Zarhipis integripennis at Wikimedia Commons


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First encountered in Monterey County, California in January 2024, my first observation of the family. Specialized millipede hunters. Females remain larviform through adulthood and appear to be indistinguishable from larvae today.

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