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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Ground and Water Beetles (Adephaga) » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Tiger Beetles (Cicindelinae) » Cicindelini » Cicindela

Genus Cicindela

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Cicindela wapleri - male - female Green-margined Tiger Beetle - Cicindela limbalis tiger beetle - Cicindela repanda Autumn Tiger Beetle - Cicindela nigrior Cicindela hirticollis or bellissima? - Cicindela hirticollis 6-Spotted Tiger Beetle? - Cicindela sexguttata Cicindela, maybe schauppii - Cicindela schauppii BG1568 C9953 - Cicindela pilatei - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga (Ground and Water Beetles)
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Cicindelinae (Tiger Beetles)
Tribe Cicindelini
Genus Cicindela
Numbers
This is the most widespread genus in North America
Identification
Life Cycle
Cicindela species are often observed in pairs--often this is mate guarding, where the male stays in contact with the female after actual mating in order to prevent further matings.
See Also
Marsh Ground Beetles (genus Elaphrus) resemble miniature tiger beetles [length 10 mm or less] whose elytra are covered with uniformly-distributed large circular spots in most species.
Internet References
Tiger Beetles of the United States
Tiger Beetles of West Virginia
Distributional Range Maps for North American Species of Tiger Beetles
Tiger Beetle Morphology
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Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Stephen Cresswell, Robin McLeod, Phillip Harpootlian, Chris Wirth
Last updated 5 March, 2008 - 9:39am

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