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

Species Photinus consanguineus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Range · Print References · Works Cited
Firefly - Photinus consanguineus - male Firefly - Photinus consanguineus - male Photinus consanguineus? - Photinus consanguineus - male Photinus consanguineus? - Photinus consanguineus - male Photinus consanguineus Photinus consanguineus COMPLEX - Photinus consanguineus - male Photinus consanguineus COMPLEX - Photinus consanguineus Photinus consanguineus - male
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 consanguineus (Photinus consanguineus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Photinus consanguineus COMPLEX: P. consanguineus LeConte and P. macdermotti Lloyd (1)
Explanation of Names
Photinus consanguineus LeConte, 1852
Range
e US, mostly east of Appalachia (1)
Print References
Green, J.W. 1956. Revision of the Nearctic species of Photinus (Lampyridae: Coleoptera). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 28: 561–613. (2)
Works Cited
1.Studies on the flash communication system in Photinus fireflies.
Lloyd, J.E. 1966. Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 130: 1-95.
2.Revision of the Nearctic species of Photinus (Lampyridae: Coleoptera).
Green, J.W. 1956. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 28: 561–613.
Contributed by Stephen Luk on 3 June, 2011 - 12:58pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 17 August, 2016 - 3:07pm

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