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Parvindela cursitans

Freitag, 2020

Common name: Cursitans Tiger Beetle

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

Distribution

USA (Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, West Virginia)

Coastal habitatBiome: Coastal sandy
Provinces: Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota +12 more

Flight period

I

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

Similar to: Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII

V-VIII; peak VI-VII (summer, moist clay soils, diurnal+crepuscular)

Key diagnostic characters

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.

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: Parvindela debilis (Freitag, 2020)

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

Frequently asked

What is the Debilis Tiger Beetle? ▾
Parvindela Duran & Gough, 2019 are among the smallest tiger beetles of North America, with slender bodies rarely exceeding 10 mm. These nocturnal specialists haunt bare sand and sandy soils, where their larvae excavate vertical burrows. Restricted to the Nearctic region, the roughly seven known sp
Where does the Debilis Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Nearctic / Neotropical region. with records f
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