Photinus harveyi

Photinus harveyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lampyridae
Genus: Photinus
Species: P. harveyi
Binomial name
Photinus harveyi
Buck, 1947[1]

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

  1. 1 2 "Photinus harveyi Buck, 1947". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
  2. "E. Newton Harvey". NNDB. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
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