Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Syn: Photuris brunnipennis Jacquelin Du Val in Sagra, [1857]
Explanation of Names
Photuris flavicollis Fall 1927 (elevated from subsp. to full sp. by Lloyd, 2003)
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flavicollis (L). 'yellow neck'
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Identification
Pronotum entirely pale yellow (
brunnipennis group)
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Elytra entirely black. Labial margin triangulate. Metasternum concolorous with yellow head and thoracic sternites above and below. Fifth ventral sternite with pale posterior margin, the lutescent area broad at middle, narrower toward but not reaching sides. Apical infuscation of femora gradual and barely noticeable, but knees including base of tibiae, pale.
Range
endemic to the Davis Mtns of w. TX -
Map (3)(4)(5)(6)Life Cycle
Flash pattern of male not recorded
(4)Remarks
Type Locality: Alpine, Texas; three males, collected by O. C. Poling.
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"Vulnerable" Globally (Source: IUCN Red List)
See Also
Photuris brunnipennis Jacquelin Du Val - Range: s. FL (Cuba)
(1) Print References
Barber, H.S. 1951. North American fireflies in the genus
Photuris. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 117(1): 1–58.
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Fall, H.C. 1927. New Lampyridae. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society, 22: 205-211.
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Jacquelin du Val. P.N.C. [1857]. Ordre des coléoptères, Lin. Pp. 1-328 in: Ramón de la Sagra. Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l’Ile de Cuba. Animaux articulés a pieds articulés, par M. F.E. Guérin-Méneville. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. lxxxvii + 868 pp.
Lloyd, J.E. 2003. On research and entomological education VI: Firefly species and lists, old and new. Florida Entomologist 86(2): 99–113.
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McDermott, F.A. 1967. The North American fireflies of the genus
Photuris DeJean a modification of Barber's key (Coleoptera; Lampyridae). The Coleopterists' Bulletin 21(4): 106–116.
(4)Contributed by
Mike Quinn on 14 August, 2016 - 8:28pm
Last updated 15 July, 2023 - 3:43pm