Deilelater is a genus of in the family Elateridae. They are one of several genera in the tribe Pyrophorini, all of which are bioluminescent.[.] This genus was established by in 1975, with 7 species split from Pyrophorus.[.]
Description
[[File:Male genitalia of Pyrophorini from Arquiv. Zool. 26(2) 140.png|thumb|left|300px|Male genitalia of several species under the tribe Pyrophorini;
top-middle & top-right:
Deilelater radians; bottom-left:
D. stella; bottom-middle:
D. mexicanus; bottom-right:
D. physoderus[.]]]
Generally very small. Reddish-brown. short, not very dense, yellowish. Eyes slightly convex. Front narrow, not prominent. Antennae reaching hind angles of
prothorax; second and third segments subequal; the two together of the same length as the fourth. Prothorax more or less convex; luminous spots lateral, flat or slightly convex, visible also in the .
Abdomen Photophore small and .
Elytron sides subparallel, rounded to apices. Male
genitalia, median lobe abruptly pointed near apex, with small
Cuticle Insect scale. Female genitalia:
and with long spines; elongate plates in the median
oviduct.
Vesperelater, another genus of the tribe Pyrophorini occurring in western Mexico and Southwestern United States, is distinguished from Deilelater in male genitalia with lateral lobes with well-developed spines.[.]
Range
Species of this genus occur in Southeastern United States,
Mexico,
Central America and
South America (western side).
[.]
List of species
All but
D. ustulatus were transferred from
Pyrophorus by (with type localities given).
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(Hyslop, 1918) - Enterprise, Florida, United States
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(Van Zwaluwenburg, 1936) - El Salto, Escuintla, Guatemala reared
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(Champion, 1896) - Yucatán, Mexico
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(Germar, 1841) - Alabama, U.S.A.
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(Champion, 1896) - 'Pancina' =, [Baja Verapaz]], Guatemala
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(Candèze, 1863) - Mexico
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Costa, 1983 - Dunedin, Florida, U.S.A.
Excluded taxa
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