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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Fireflies (Lampyridae) » Lampyrinae » Lucidotini » Phausis » Phausis inaccensa

Species Phausis inaccensa

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Life Cycle · Remarks · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
Phausis inaccensa LeConte - Phausis inaccensa Phausis inaccensa LeConte - Phausis inaccensa Phausis inaccensa LeConte - Phausis inaccensa
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)
Superfamily Elateroidea
Family Lampyridae (Fireflies)
Subfamily Lampyrinae
Tribe Lucidotini
Genus Phausis
Species inaccensa (Phausis inaccensa)
Other Common Names
Shadow Ghosts (Faust poster)
Explanation of Names
Phausis inaccensa LeConte 1878
Size
4-7 mm (Faust poster)
Range
Lake Superior to n. TX to TN (1)(2)(BG data)(Faust poster)
Life Cycle
Once she oviposits, female rejects males by tucking tail. Females guard their eggs until death in 1-2 weeks, leaving clutch when threatened, returning when safe. (Faust poster)
Remarks
Phausis inaccensa males have no true lanterns (Faust poster)
See Also
More narrow Phausis reticulata have 2 lanterns (Faust poster)
Internet References
Poster: The Shadow Ghosts, Phausis inaccensa - Lynn Faust, Emory River Land Company
Works Cited
1.Catalogue of the Coleoptera of America, North of Mexico ("The Leng Catalogue")
Charles W. Leng. 1920. John D. Sherman, Jr., Mount Vernon, NY. x + 470 pp.
2.List of Coleoptera Collected in Latimer County, Oklahoma by Karl Stephan (2002)
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 10 August, 2016 - 12:37pm

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