Rivacindela hudsoni
Rivacindela hudsoni is a species of flightless tiger beetle found in South Australia described in 1997.[1] Rivacindela is sometimes treated as a subgenus within a broader Cicindela and are typically found in saline habitats such as dry salt lakes, and salt streams.[2] According to the BBC Earth website, C. hudsoni was found to be the "fastest running insect" in 1996.[3] It is about 20-21 mm long and runs at a speed of about 2.49 m/s or in relative terms, about 120 body-lengths per second.[2]
| Rivacindela hudsoni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Rivacindela |
| Species: | R. hudsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Rivacindela hudsoni Sumlin, 1997 | |
References
- "Cicindela (Rivacindela) hudsoni Sumlin, 1997". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- Kamoun, Sophien; Hogenhout, Saskia A. (1996). "Flightlessness and Rapid Terrestrial Locomotion in Tiger Beetles of the Cicindela L. Subgenus Rivacindela van Nidek from Saline Habitats of Australia (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 50 (3): 221–230. ISSN 0010-065X.
- Nic Fleming (27 October 2014). "The fastest insect in the world". British Broadcasting Corporation. BBC Earth. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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