Species Photinus cookii

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited

Photinus cookii Green - Photinus cookii - female

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 Photinus

Species cookii (Photinus cookii)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Syn: cooki (spelling)

Explanation of Names

Photinus cookii Green 1956

Type series collected by Mr. Carl Cook of Crailhope, KY. (1) Carl was one of the founding fathers of the Dragonfly Society of America, as well as its first president and ARGIA editor. (Krotzer 2006)

Size

5.25-7.75 mm (1)

Range

se US (TX-FL-NC-MO) (1)(2)

Habitat

large series coll'ed during daytime by sweeping grasses and shrubs along small streams (1)

Remarks

non-luminous (1), seems to be a very rare sp. (2)

Print References

Green, J.W. 1956. Revision of the Nearctic species of Photinus (Lampyridae: Coleoptera). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 28(15): 561–613. (1)

Krotzer, S. 2006. Splendor in the Bluegrass—The 2006 DSA Annual Meeting. Argia 18(2): 2-4. (Download)

Lloyd, J.E. 1966. Studies on the flash communication system in Photinus fireﬂies. Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 130: 1-95. (2)

Works Cited

1.	Revision of the Nearctic species of Photinus (Lampyridae: Coleoptera). Green, J.W. 1956. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 28: 561–613.

2.	Studies on the flash communication system in Photinus fireﬂies. Lloyd, J.E. 1966. Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 130: 1-95.

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 30 August, 2016 - 9:56am
Last updated 3 September, 2016 - 6:39pm

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