Ellipsoptera lepida

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 April–September (peak May–Jul)

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

Distribution

USA (Great Plains: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana), Canada (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba)

Countries: United States · CA

Provinces / states: Great Plains · South Dakota · Nebraska · Kansas · Oklahoma · Colorado · Wyoming · Montana · Alberta · Saskatchewan · Manitoba

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia