Biology:Cicindela limbata

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Cicindela limbata
File:Sandy Tiger Beetle, Spruce Woods, Division No. 7, Manitoba, Canada imported from iNaturalist photo 197672032.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Cicindela
Species:
C. limbata
Binomial name
Cicindela limbata
Say, 1823

Cicindela limbata, the sandy tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3][4][5] It is a specialist in sand dune habitats.[6]

The Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle, one of the world's rarest insects, was formerly considered to be a subspecies of this beetle. After genetic testing and considering both the extreme distance from other Sandy Tiger Beetles and the lack of pigmentation on its elytra, it is now considered its own species.

Subspecies

These five subspecies belong to the species Cicindela limbata:

  • Cicindela limbata hyperborea LeConte, 1863 (hyperboreal tiger beetle)
  • Cicindela limbata labradorensis W. N. Johnson, 1991
  • Cicindela limbata limbata Say, 1823 (sandy tiger beetle)
  • Cicindela limbata nogahabarensis Knisley, 2008 (nogahabar tiger beetle)
  • Cicindela limbata nympha Casey, 1913 (sandy tiger beetle)

References

  1. ↑ "Cicindela limbata Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=697704. Retrieved 2019-09-23. 
  2. ↑ "Cicindela limbata". https://www.gbif.org/species/1034729. Retrieved 2019-09-23. 
  3. ↑ Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMID 23431087. PMC 3577090. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=4003. 
  4. ↑ Duran, Daniel P.; Gough, Harlan M. (2020). "Validation of tiger beetles as distinct family (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), review and reclassification of tribal relationships". Systematic Entomology 45 (4). doi:10.1111/syen.12440. 
  5. ↑ Dangalle, Chandima D; Pallewatta, Nirmalie; Vogler, Alfried P (2013-06-30). "The Association between Body-size and Habitat-type in Tiger Beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) of Sri Lanka". Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences) 42 (1): 41–53. doi:10.4038/cjsbs.v42i1.5898. ISSN 0069-2379. http://cjsbs.sljol.info/articles/10.4038/cjsbs.v42i1.5898/galley/4661/download/. Retrieved 2025-03-28. 

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q13467806 entry