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Parvindela terricola imperfecta
Freitag, 2020 · Subspecies
Terricola Tiger Beetle
Description
Terricola Tiger Beetle, 9.5mm, coastal sandy specialist, diurnal, Nearctic / Neotropical — tiger beetle data, photos & distribution.
Key characters
Habituwith elongate-cursorial, similar in proportionwith to *Cicindela* s.str; [inherited from species]
Diagnosis
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. [inherited from species]
Facts
- Tribe
- Cicindelini
- Subtribe
- Cicindelina
- Body length
- 9.5 mm
- Size class
- medium
- Habitat
- coastal-sandy
- Activity
- diurnal
- Wings
- macropterous
- Bioregion
- Nearctic / Neotropical
- Distribution
- Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba…
- Countries
- Canada, Mexico
- Conservation
- NE
- Described by
- Freitag, 2020
Phenology
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Etymology
From Latin *parvus* (small) + Cicindel- stem — "small tiger beetle".
FAQ
What is the Terricola 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 Terricola Tiger Beetle live?
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Nearctic / Neotropical region. with recor
External resources
GBIF · Wikipedia · iNaturalist
Data quality score: 76 · tier A_verified