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Cicindelidia punctulata chihuahuae

Punctured Tiger Beetle
(Olivier, 1790)
Junior synonyms: micans (Fabricius, 1798), jenisonii (Gistl, 1837)
Nearctic IUCN LC
Rank
Subspecies
Authorship
(Olivier, 1790)
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
13 mm
Habitat
riverine-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
2
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. [inherited from species]

Similar taxa: Resembles *Apterodela*, *Cicindela*, *Cylindera*

Etymology

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

Seasonal activity

Active May–October (peak Jun–Aug)

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

Distribution

USA (Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Wyoming), Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua)

Countries: United States · Mexico

Provinces / states: Nevada · Utah · Colorado · Nebraska · Kansas · Arizona · New Mexico · Texas · Oklahoma · Wyoming · Sonora · Chihuahua

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia