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Cicindelidia radians

Radians Tiger Beetle
(Bates, 1881)
Neotropical / Nearctic IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
(Bates, 1881)
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
13 mm
Habitat
riverine-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
4
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 April–September (peak May–Jul)

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

Distribution

Mexico (Chihuahua, San Luis Potosi, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas), El Salvador, Belize, Guatemala

Countries: Mexico · El Salvador · Belize · Guatemala

Provinces / states: Chihuahua · San Luis Potosi · Veracruz · Oaxaca · Chiapas

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia