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Definition of Pyrophorus

Pyrophorus
Pyrophorus Py*roph"o*rus, n. [NL. See Pyrophorous.] (Old Chem.) Any one of several substances or mixtures which phosphoresce or ignite spontaneously on exposure to air, as a heated mixture of alum, potash, and charcoal, or a mixture of charcoal and finely divided lead.

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- 1829 Pyrophorus clarus Germar, 1841 Pyrophorus cucujus Illiger, 1807 Pyrophorus dulcifer Costa, 1972 Pyrophorus evexus Costa, 1972 Pyrophorus expeditus...
- A substance is pyrophoric (from Gr****: πυροφόρος, pyrophoros, 'fire-bearing') if it ignites spontaneously in air at or below 54 °C (129 °F) (for gases)...
- Pyrophorus noctilucus, common name headlight elater[citation needed], is a species of click beetle (family Elateridae). Pyrophorus noctilucus can reach...
- Pyrophorus nyctoph**** (=fire-bearing night-shiner), aka headlight beetle or carbunco, is a species of click beetle that occurs on the cerrado of Brazil...
- Pyrophorus tuberculifer is a species of click beetle (family Elateridae). The basic coloration is dark brown. The pronotum shows a long backward-pointing...
- name Ignelater luminosus (Illiger, 1807) Synonyms Elater luminosus Illiger, 1807 Pyrophorus pyralis Germar, 1841 Pyrophorus luminosus (Illiger, 1807)...
- Pyrophorus punctatissimus is a species of click beetle (family Elateridae). Pyrophorus punctatissimus can reach a length of about 30 millimetres (1.2 in)...
- bioluminescent in both larval and adult form, such as those of the genus Pyrophorus. Larvae are elongate, cylindrical or somewhat flattened, with hard bodies...
- from Evansville, United States Elateridae: Male headlight click beetle (Pyrophorus noctilucus) from Jamaica Three genera of fungus gnats are bioluminescent...
- formicarius Pyrophorus semirufus Pyrophorus helveticus Pyrophorus siciliensis Attus helveticus Pyrophorus austriacus Saltica formicaria Pyrophorus venetiarum...