Second record of bioluminescence in larvae of Xantholinus Dejean (Staphylinidae, Xantholinini) from Brazil

Second record of bioluminescence in larvae of Xantholinus Dejean, (Staphylinidae, Xantholinini) from Brazil. Bioluminescent Xantholinus larvae (Xantholinini, Staphylinidae) were collected in the Cerrado biome of Mato Grosso state, Brazil. These larvae are morphologically similar to the first bioluminescent larvae of this genus collected in the Atlantic Forest in São Paulo state; however they differ by their bioluminescent emission.

Larvas de Xantholinus sp. (Xantholinini, Staphylinidae) foram coletadas no Cerrado do estado do Mato Grosso. Essas larvas são similares às primeiras larvas bioluminescentes do mesmo gênero coletadas na Floresta Atlântica em São Paulo, mas diferem pela emissão da bioluminescência.