Ellipsoptera cuprascens

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

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

DIAGNOSIS — *Ellipsoptera* Dokhtouroff, 1882 Body medium (9–15 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus. Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.

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

Etymology

From Greek *élleipsis* (omission, deficiency) + *pterón* (wing) — referring to specific wing modifications; coined Dokhtouroff 1882.

Seasonal activity

Active June–September (peak Jul–Aug)

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

Distribution

USA (Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia)

Countries: United States

Provinces / states: Mississippi · Alabama · Tennessee · Georgia · Florida · South Carolina · North Carolina · Virginia

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia