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Cicindelidia ocellata

Ocellata Tiger Beetle

(Klug, 1834)

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

Neotropical / Nearctic IUCN NE

Rank

Species

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 *Brasiella*, *Microthylax*, *Odontocheila*

Etymology

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

Seasonal activity

Active June–September (peak Jul–Aug)

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

Distribution

USA (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas), Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora, Sinaloa, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi, Nayarit, Aguascalientes, Colima, Guanajuato, Veracruz, Michoacan, Hidalgo, Distrito Federal, Morelos, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco, Yucatan, Jalisco), Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica

Countries: United States · Mexico · Guatemala · El Salvador · HN · Belize · Nicaragua · Costa Rica

Provinces / states: Arizona · New Mexico · Texas · Chihuahua · Sonora · Sinaloa · Zacatecas · San Luis Potosi · Nayarit · Aguascalientes · Colima · Guanajuato · Veracruz · Michoacan · Hidalgo · Distrito Federal · Morelos · Oaxaca · Chiapas · Tabasco · Yucatan · Jalisco