Světélkování (bioluminiscence) je jev, s nímž se můžeme setkat u různých organismů od bakterií, hub, přes hmyz až po např. ryby. U hmyzu mají tuto schopnost hlavně někteří brouci z nadčeledi Elateroidea, např. světluškovití (Lampyridae) a další čeledi. Autorka popisuje různou míru přítomnosti a využívání bioluminiscence u jednotlivých skupin těchto brouků (larvy, imaga, aposematický projev, lákání kořisti, pohlavní výběr) a nové pohledy na jejich fylogenetické vztahy. and Bioluminescence can be found in various organisms, e.g. bacteria, fungi, insects and fish. In insects, particularly some beetles from the superfamily Elateroidea, fireflies, lightning bugs (Lampyridae) and other families display the ability to produce and emit “cold” light. The author describes the different presence and use of bioluminescence in particular groups of the above beetles (larvae, adults, aposematic or warning markings and behaviour, attracting prey and sexual selection) and new views on their phylogenetic relationships.
Genus-group taxa of Platerodinae are revised and valid taxa are redescribed. The validity of Plateros Bourgeois, 1879 is reinstated. Libnetomimus Kleine, 1927 is made a junior synonym of Libnetis Waterhouse, 1878. Calleros Gorham, 1881, Calloplateros Pic, 1923, Costatoplateros Pic, 1949, Ditoneces Waterhouse, 1879, Libnetomorphus Pic, 1921, Microplateros Pic, 1921, Planeteros Gorham, 1883, Tolianus Pic, 1921, Melampyrus Waterhouse, 1879, and the subgenus Cautirodes Pic, 1921 are considered to be junior synonyms of Plateros Bourgeois, 1879. The subgenus Pseudeuplectus Pic, 1922 is synonymized to Cavoplateros Pic, 1913, and Pseudoplateros Green, 1951 is made a junior synonym of Falsocalleros Pic, 1933. Macrolibnetis Pic, 1938 formerly classified with Platerodini is synonymized to Platerodrilus Pic, 1921. Samoaneros Blair, 1928 is considered to be a junior objective synonym of Melaneros Fairmaire, 1877, which is excluded from Platerodinae and is kept incertae sedis in Lycidae. Fernandum Pic, 1924 and Subdihammatus Kleine, 1926 are transferred to the subfamily Leptolycinae. Teroplas oculatus sp. n. and Microlycus mexicanus sp. n. are described. Neotype of Plateros brasiliensis (Lucas, 1857) and lectotype of Microlycus minutus Pic, 1922 are designated. In order to understand relationships within the subfamily, included genus-group taxa were cladistically analysed.