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Ellipsoptera marginata

Margined Tiger Beetle

(Fabricius, 1775)

Nearctic / Neotropical IUCN LC

Rank

Species

Authorship

(Fabricius, 1775)

Tribe

Cicindelini

Subtribe

Cicindelina

Body length

11 mm

Habitat

coastal-sandy

Activity

diurnal

Wing type

macropterous

Countries

Data level

complete

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 *Beckerium*, *Brasiella*, *Cicindela*

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: VI-VIII

Distribution

Canada (Nova Scotia), USA (New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Bahamas, Cuba Isla de la Juventua)

Countries: CA · Cuba · United States

Provinces / states: Nova Scotia · New York · New Jersey · Maryland · Virginia · Delaware · Maine · New Hampshire · Connecticut · Georgia · South Carolina · North Carolina · Florida · Bahamas · Cuba Isla de la Juventua