Parvindela celeripes
Celeripes Tiger Beetle
Nearctic / Neotropical IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
Freitag, 2020
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
9.5 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
1
Data level
complete
Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification
This diagnosis describes the genus Parvindela, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.
DIAGNOSIS — *Parvindela* Rivalier, 1954 Body very small (6–10 mm), the smallest North American tiger beetles. Habituwith elongate-cursorial, similar in proportionwith to *Cicindela* s.str.
Similar taxa: Resembles *Apterodela*, *Cicindela*, *Cicindelidia*
Etymology
From Latin *parvus* (small) + Cicindel- stem — "small tiger beetle".
Seasonal activity
Active May–August (peak Jun–Jul)
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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: V-VII
Distribution
USA (Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Texas, Oklahoma)
Countries: United States
Provinces / states: Nebraska · Kansas · Iowa · Illinois · Indiana · Texas · Oklahoma
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia