Species Cicindela hirticollis - Hairy-necked Tiger Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Life Cycle · Print References · Works Cited

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Adephaga

Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)

Subfamily Cicindelinae (Tiger Beetles)

Tribe Cicindelini (Flashy Tiger Beetles)

Genus Cicindela (Temperate Tiger Beetles)

Species hirticollis (Hairy-necked Tiger Beetle)

Explanation of Names

Cicindela hirticollis Say 1817

Numbers

11 "subspecies" recognized

Size

10-15 mm(1)

Identification

Humeral lunule G-shaped

Range

most of NA, but absent in the Appalachian region, c./w. TX, most of non-coastal CA, NV and adjacent parts of OR, ID, UT(1)

Habitat

sandy beaches of streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans

Life Cycle

a spring/fall with a 1 or 2-year lifecycle

Print References

Graves R.C., Krejci M.E., Graves A.C.F. (1988) Geographic variation in the North American tiger beetle Cicindela hirticollis Say, with a description of five new subspecies (Coleptera: Cicindelidae). Can. Entomol. 120: 647-678.

Knisley C.B., Fenster M.S. (2005) Apparent extinction of the tiger beetle, Cicindela hirticollis abrupta (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae). Col. Bull. 59: 451-458.(Full text)

Mawdsley J.R., Schlesinger M.D., Blanchard O.D. (2013) Status of the tiger beetle Cicindela hirticollis Say (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in New York City and on Long Island, New York, USA. Insecta Mundi 0317: 1-7 (Full text)

Works Cited

1.	A field guide to the tiger beetles of the United States and Canada: identification, natural history, and distribution... 2nd Ed. Pearson D.L., Knisley C.B., Duran D.P., Kazilek C.J. 2015. Oxford University Press. 328 pp.

Contributed by Matthew Roth on 12 June, 2005 - 7:34am
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian, Christopher C Wirth, Mike Quinn, Aaron Schusteff, Nick Block, v belov
Last updated 23 January, 2021 - 5:18pm

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