Iviephengus


Iviephengus is a genus of glowworm beetles in the family Phengodidae. Iviephengus ferreirai is the only species of the genus. It is found in the Peruvian Amazon.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.3–3.8 mm and have a yellowish brown body, with the meso- and metanotum, anterior half of the metasternum and abdominal tergites and ventrites dark brown.

Etymology

This species is named in honour of Vinicius S. Ferreira, a good friend of the author and a fellow Coleoptera researcher.