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Cicindela (Cicindelidia) floridana, or the Miami tiger beetle, is a species of endangered tiger beetle in the tribe Cicindelini. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is restricted to the Miami area in Southern Florida, and is one of the rarest species of tiger beetle in the United States.
Cicindela highlandensis, commonly known as the Highlands tiger beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is endemic to central Florida in the United States. It is rare and a candidate for federal protection.
Tiger Beetles of the U.S.A. Tiger Beetles of Papua Indonesia; Tiger beetles of Florida on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site; Moravec J. (2010): Tiger Beetles of the Madagascan Region (Madagascar, Seychelles, Comoros, Mascarenes, and other islands) Taxonomic revision of the 17 genera occurring in the region (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae ...
The pale coloration provides camouflage for the beetle on the light sand. [7] The larvae are grub-like, with long, segmented bodies and large jaws similar to those of adults. [6] Habroscelimorpha dorsalis dorsalis, commonly known as the Northeastern beach tiger beetle, is the largest subspecies of Habroscelimorpha dorsalis. [8]
The genus Cicindela is (in its broadest historical sense) the largest genus of tiger beetles, and they occur worldwide.The status of the genus is constantly in a state of flux, as various authorities on different continents have vastly different opinions about which (if any) of the dozens of subgenera traditionally recognized within the genus are deserving of being accorded status as ...
Tetracha ensenada R.Huber, 1994 c g (Ensenada metallic tiger beetle) Tetracha erichsoni W.Horn, 1892 c g; Tetracha erwini Naviaux, 2010 c g; Tetracha femoralis (Perty, 1830) c g; Tetracha flammula (W.Horn, 1905) c g; Tetracha floridana Leng & Mutchler, 1916 i c g b (Florida metallic tiger beetle) Tetracha foucarti Naviaux & Richoux, 2006 c g
The northeastern beach tiger beetle is one of the physically larger subspecies of Cicindela dorsalis with a body length if roughly 12–17 millimetres (0.47–0.67 in). Its hardened forewings, also called elytra, acquire varying shades of white and tan. The northeastern beach tiger beetle has wings hidden under these elytra.