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free LC species Endemic · CG medium

Ellipsoptera wapleri

(LeConte, 1856)

Common name: Wapler's Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Nearctic
Countries
1
Body length
11 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

USA (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida)

Coastal habitatBiome: Coastal sandy
Provinces: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida

Flight period

I

Active January–December (year-round)

Similar to: Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
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VI,VII,VIII

Key diagnostic characters

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

Precise distribution

US

Confidence profile

geo:M|bio:H|morph:H|pheno:I|elev:I|obs:M

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: Elliptica basilewskyana (Werner, 2001)

Data quality: 75/100  ·  Source: GBIF; Wiesner2020; matrix-morphology  ·  Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-13

Frequently asked

What is the Basilewskyana Tiger Beetle? ▾
Elliptica is a compact Afrotropical tiger beetle genus of roughly 18 species prowling the clay and loam floors of central African tropical forest openings after dark. These nocturnal hunters bear the characteristic dense, decumbent elytral pubescence — pale yellowish-white adpressed setae blanketi
Where does the Basilewskyana Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in forest floor habitats. distributed across the Afrotropical region. with records