Cicindela scutellaris

Cicindela scutellaris, the festive tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3][4]

Festive tiger beetle, Cicindela scutellaris

Cicindela scutellaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Cicindela
Species:
C. scutellaris
Binomial name
Cicindela scutellaris
Say, 1823

Subspecies

These seven subspecies belong to the species Cicindela scutellaris:

  • Cicindela scutellaris flavoviridis Vaurie, 1950 (chartreuse tiger beetle)
  • Cicindela scutellaris lecontei Haldeman, 1853 (Leconte's tiger beetle)
  • Cicindela scutellaris rugata Vaurie, 1950 (rugate tiger beetle)
  • Cicindela scutellaris rugifrons Dejean, 1825 (festive tiger beetle)
  • Cicindela scutellaris scutellaris Say, 1823 (festive tiger beetle)
  • Cicindela scutellaris unicolor Dejean, 1825 (unicolored tiger beetle)
  • Cicindela scutellaris yampae Rumpp, 1986 (yampa tiger beetle)

References
  1. "Cicindela scutellaris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Cicindela scutellaris". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.

Further reading
  • Allen, Thomas J.; Acciavatti, Robert E. (2002). Tiger Beetles of West Virginia (PDF). West Virginia Department of Natural Resources.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.


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