Biology:Opilidia chlorocephala

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Short description: Species of beetle

Opilidia chlorocephala
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Opilidia
Species:
O. chlorocephala
Binomial name
Opilidia chlorocephala
(Chevrolat, 1834)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cicindela chlorocephala Chevrolat, 1834

Opilidia chlorocephala, the lime-headed 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 two subspecies belong to the species Opilidia chlorocephala:

  • Opilidia chlorocephala chlorocephala (Chevrolat, 1834)
  • Opilidia chlorocephala smythi (E. Harris, 1913) (Smyth's lime-headed tiger beetle)

References

Further reading

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

Wikidata ☰ Q13930255 entry