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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Fireflies (Lampyridae)
Signals and mating behavior in several fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae).
By Lloyd, J.E.
The Coleopterists Bulletin 20(3): 84-90., 1966
Cite: 2482879 with citation markup [cite:2482879]
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Lloyd, J.E. (1966). Signals and mating behavior in several fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 20(3): 84-90.

During the summers of 1963-65 while investigating flash communication in Photinus fireflies (Lloyd, 1966), I also studied several species in six other genera. Some of these observations have already been reported (Lloyd, 1965a, b). This paper presents data on other species. Recording and field techniques have been described in detail elsewhere (Lloyd, 1966). Distribution maps are given for each species where possible, as it is essential to correlate behavior with geographic distribution.
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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 13 August, 2025 - 7:05pm

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