Ellychnia

Ellychnia
	Ellychnia corrusca
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Lampyridae
Subfamily:	Lampyrinae
Tribe:	Photinini
Genus:	Ellychnia; Blanchard, 1845
Species
	Ellychnia affinis; Ellychnia albilatera; Ellychnia atra; Ellychnia aurora; Ellychnia autumnalis; Ellychnia bivulneris; Ellychnia californica; Ellychnia cordovae; Ellychnia corrusca; Ellychnia facula; Ellychnia flavicollis; Ellychnia fumigata; Ellychnia granulicollis; Ellychnia greeni; Ellychnia hatchi; Ellychnia lacustris; Ellychnia lunicollis; Ellychnia mexicana; Ellychnia moesta; Ellychnia obscurevittata; Ellychnia salvini; Ellychnia sanguinicollis; Ellychnia simplex; Ellychnia variegata;

Ellychnia is a genus of fireflies. First defined by Émile Blanchard in 1845, the genus contains 24 species,^[1] which are widespread in the United States.^[2] Adults are black, with rose-colored marks on the pronotum;^[3] sexual dimorphism is unknown.^[4] These beetles are active during the day, and have no light-producing organs as adults;^[5] instead, they attract mates using chemical signals.^[6] The larvae of Ellychnia fireflies live in rotting logs.^[4]

Species list

References

^ "Ellychnia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
^ Arnett & Thomas, 2002, p. 193
^ Evans, Arthur V.; Hogue, James N. (2006). Field Guide to Beetles of California. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-520-24655-3.
^ ^a ^b Arnett & Thomas, 2002, p. 188
^ Eaton, Eric R.; Kaufman, Kenn (2007). Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-618-15310-7.
^ Stanger-Halla, Kathrin F.; Lloyd, James E.; Hillisa, David M. (October 2007). "Phylogeny of North American fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae): Implications for the evolution of light signals" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 45 (1): 33–49. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.05.013. PMID 17644427.

Cited texts

Arnett, Ross H.; Thomas, Michael C., eds. (2002). American Beetles: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculioniodea. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0954-0.

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[ITIS-1] "Ellychnia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

[Beetles193-2] Arnett & Thomas, 2002, p. 193

[Evans-3] Evans, Arthur V.; Hogue, James N. (2006). Field Guide to Beetles of California. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-520-24655-3.

[Beetles188-4] Arnett & Thomas, 2002, p. 188

[Kaufman-5] Eaton, Eric R.; Kaufman, Kenn (2007). Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-618-15310-7.

[Bibloteca-6] Stanger-Halla, Kathrin F.; Lloyd, James E.; Hillisa, David M. (October 2007). "Phylogeny of North American fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae): Implications for the evolution of light signals" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 45 (1): 33–49. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.05.013. PMID 17644427.

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