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Cicindelidia ocellata rectilatera

Ocellata Tiger Beetle

(Klug, 1834)

Junior synonyms: flavopunctata (Chevrolat, 1834), incerta (Chevrolat, 1835), humeralis (Chevrolat, 1841), chiapana (Bates, 1890)

Neotropical / Nearctic IUCN NE

Rank

Subspecies

Authorship

(Klug, 1834)

Tribe

Cicindelini

Subtribe

Cicindelina

Body length

13 mm

Habitat

riverine-sandy

Activity

diurnal

Wing type

macropterous

Countries

Data level

complete

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

This diagnosis describes the genus Cicindelidia, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.

DIAGNOSIS — Cicindelidia Rivalier, 1954 Body small–medium (8–15 mm), elongate Cicindelini. Nearctic + Neotropical.

Similar taxa: Resembles *Beckerium*, *Brasiella*, *Cicindela*

Etymology

Diminutive of Cicindela — "small Cicindela"; coined by Rivalier 1954.

Seasonal activity

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: VII-VIII

Distribution

USA (Texas), Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Queretaro, Veracruz, Hidalgo, Distrito Federal, Oaxaca, Michoacan), Costa Rica

Countries: Costa Rica · Mexico · United States

Provinces / states: Texas · Chihuahua · Sonora · Sinaloa · Tamaulipas · Nuevo Leon · Zacatecas · Aguascalientes · Guanajuato · Queretaro · Veracruz · Hidalgo · Distrito Federal · Oaxaca · Michoacan