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Ellipsoptera macra

Sandy Stream Tiger Beetle

(LeConte, 1851)

Nearctic IUCN LC

Rank

Species

Authorship

(LeConte, 1851)

Tribe

Cicindelini

Subtribe

Cicindelina

Body length

11 mm

Habitat

coastal-sandy

Activity

diurnal

Wing type

macropterous

Countries

Data level

partial

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)

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

Distribution

USA (Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Arkansas, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Texas, Oklahoma)

Countries: United States

Provinces / states: Mississippi · Alabama · Louisiana · Florida · Georgia · South Carolina · Arkansas · Tennessee · Illinois · Indiana · Ohio · Michigan · Wisconsin · Minnesota · Iowa · Missouri · Kentucky · Texas · Oklahoma