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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

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Life Cycle · Remarks · See Also · Internet References
Tiger Beetle - Cicindela tranquebarica Cicindela chlorocephala Southern White Beach Tiger Beetle -C. dorsalis media - Cicindela dorsalis Highlands Tiger Beetle - Cicindela highlandensis Cicindela purpurea - male Eastern Pinebarrens Tiger Beetle - Cicindela abdominalis Cicindela formosa ? - Cicindela formosa More beach beetles - Cicindela dorsalis
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
94 species in this genus in North America listed at nearctica.com
This is the most widespread and speciose genus of tiger beetles 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.
Remarks
Two species of Cicindela found in the United States are endangered (C. ohlone and C. nevadica lincolniana) and two species are threatened (C. dorsalis dorsalis and C. puritana).
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
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Stephen Cresswell, Robin McLeod, Phillip Harpootlian, Chris Wirth
Last updated 27 March, 2009 - 9:05pm

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