Biology:Ellipsoptera nevadica

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Ellipsoptera nevadica
Mating Nevada tiger beetles, Ellipsoptera nevadica (9438912864).jpg
Mating Nevada tiger beetles, Ellipsoptera nevadica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Ellipsoptera
Species:
E. nevadica
Binomial name
Ellipsoptera nevadica
(LeConte, 1875)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cicindela nevadica LeConte, 1875

Ellipsoptera nevadica, the Nevada tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3][4]

Subspecies

These nine subspecies belong to the species Ellipsoptera nevadica:

  • Ellipsoptera nevadica citata (Rumpp, 1977)
  • Ellipsoptera nevadica knausi
  • Ellipsoptera nevadica knausii (Leng, 1902)
  • Ellipsoptera nevadica lincolniana (Casey, 1916) (salt creek tiger beetle)
  • Ellipsoptera nevadica makosika (Spomer, 2004)
  • Ellipsoptera nevadica metallica (Sumlin, 1990)
  • Ellipsoptera nevadica nevadica (LeConte, 1875)
  • Ellipsoptera nevadica olmosa (Vaurie, 1951)
  • Ellipsoptera nevadica tubensis (Cazier, 1939)

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. 2017. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13605854 entry