| Photinus obscurellus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lampyridae |
| Genus: | Photinus |
| Species: | P. obscurellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Photinus obscurellus LeConte, 1851 | |
Photinus obscurellus is a species of firefly in the family Lampyridae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or glowworms for their conspicuous production of light, mainly during twilight, to attract mates. Light production in the Lampyridae is thought to have originated as a warning signal that the larvae were distasteful. This ability to create light was then co-opted as a mating signal and, in a further development, adult female fireflies of the genus Photuris mimic the flash pattern of the Photinus beetle in order to trap their males as prey.
The rover fireflies (Photinus) are a genus of fireflies. They are the type genus of tribe Photinini in subfamily Lampyrinae. This genus contains, for example, the common eastern firefly, the most common species of firefly in North America.
Photinus dimissus is a species of firefly in the family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Photinus macdermotti, or Father Mac's firefly or Mr. Mac, is a species of firefly in the family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Photinus sabulosus is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Photinus ardens is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Photinus marginellus is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Photinus cookii, or Cook's firefly is a species of day-active firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America in the Eastern USA, including Florida and Texas.
Photinus concisus is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in Kerrville, Texas. It the species most closely related to Photinus pyralis.
Photinus ignitus is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Photinus collustrans is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Liodessus obscurellus is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae. It is found in North America and the Neotropics.
Photinus consimilis, or cattail flash-train firefly, is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in eastern North America.
Photinus indictus, or silent firefly, is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is a diurnal firefly, active during the day rather than at night, with no lanterns. It is found in eastern North America.
Photinus knulli is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Photinus tenuicinctus, or thinly-girdled firefly or Ozark spark, is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in the Ozarks in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Photinus punctulatus is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Photinus immaculatus is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Photinus texanus is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Photinus signaticollis is a species of firefly native to Argentina and Uruguay. In 2018 the species was observed in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, and initially described as a new species, Photinus immigrans. However, in 2022 it was found that the population in the Iberian Peninsula corresponded to the species Photinus signaticollis.
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