Photinus harveyi
Appearance
Photinus harveyi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Lampyridae |
Genus: | Photinus |
Species: | P. harveyi
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Binomial name | |
Photinus harveyi Buck, 1947[1]
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Photinus harveyi is a species of firefly native to Jamaica. It was first described by the American biologist John B. Buck in 1947[1] and was named in honour of the American zoologist E. Newton Harvey, a leading authority on bioluminescence.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Photinus harveyi Buck, 1947". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
- ^ "E. Newton Harvey". NNDB. Retrieved 2014-12-03.