Photinus harveyi

(Photinus harveyi)

Description

Photinus harveyi is a species of firefly native to Jamaica. It was first described by the American biologist John B. Buck in 1947 and was named in honour of the American zoologist E. Newton Harvey, a leading authority on bioluminescence.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Coleoptera

Family:Lampyridae

Genus:Photinus

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