Parvindela

Overview

*Parvindela* Duran & Gough, 2019 are among the smallest tiger beetles of North America, with slender bodies rarely exceeding 10 mm. These nocturnal specialists haunt bare sand and sandy soils, where their larvae excavate vertical burrows. Restricted to the Nearctic region, the roughly seven known species are easily overlooked by day, emerging after dark to pursue prey across open substrates.

Type species: Cicindela cursitans LeConte, 1860 [by original designation (Moravec & Duran 2018)]

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