Ignelater is a genus of click beetle (family Elateridae). They are one of several genera in the tribe Pyrophorini, all of which are bioluminescent.[.] This genus was established by in 1975.[.] Most of the species were formerly in the genus Pyrophorus.
Description
Slender; reddish-brown. Pubescence short, fine, more or less dense, yellowish or grey. Eyes slightly prominent in male. Front not prominent, more or less concave in the middle. Antennae elongate, surpassing the hind angles of the
prothorax; third segment slightly longer than second, more or less triangular, the two together smaller than fourth. Prothorax slightly convex. Luminous spots lateral, rounded, slightly convex and visible beneath on the .
Abdomen Photophore small and . Male
genitalia: median lobe with or without median
; with minute scales and long spines. Female genitalia: well
, median
oviduct with a pair of plates.
List of species
Given below is a species list with type localities and references where each combination first appeared.
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