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firefly with two lights on top of thorax -- id help please

The two lights are located bilaterally on the top of thorax in front of the wings. I have never seen anything like these before so I suspect they are not native. There many of them about now in my neighborhood in Weston, FL but their population fluctuates wildly. I didn't see any in the previous six months but they were around last summer.

Definitely Superfamily Elateroidea but I doubt Family Lampyridae. Plain brown with no distinctive markings. Any clue as to identification? Google has not been helpful.

I will photograph them if there is any interest.

Thanks,
Kevin
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Contributed by Kevin Schnitzius on 28 May, 2008 - 6:43pm

Elateridae
You are correct that this is not Lampyridae. It is an elaterid of the tribe Pyrophorini. There are four species in two genera in Florida -- Deilelater, with three widely distributed species, and Ignelater, with one species, I. havaniensis in South Florida only.
… Michael C. Thomas, 28 May, 2008 - 7:49pm login or register to post comments

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