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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Tiger Beetles (Cicindelinae) » Flashy Tiger Beetles (Cicindelini) » Dromo Tiger Beetles (Dromochorus) » Velvet Tiger Beetle (Dromochorus velutinigrens)

Species Dromochorus velutinigrens - Velvet Tiger Beetle

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Life Cycle · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Works Cited
Dromochorus velutinigrens
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 Dromochorus (Dromo Tiger Beetles)
Species velutinigrens (Velvet Tiger Beetle)
Other Common Names
Velvet Dromo Tiger Beetle (1)
Explanation of Names
Dromochorus velutinigrens Johnson, 1992
Size
12-15 mm (2)
Identification
elytra without small pits, labrum dark (3)
Range
coastal s. TX - Map (1)(2)(4)
Habitat
sandy upland brushy areas, s. TX coastal sand plains (Region 5) (3)
Season
April to mid-June following measurable rainfall (3)
Life Cycle
flightless, crepuscular, and nocturnal (3)
Remarks
Type locality: 10 km east of Riviera, Kleberg Co., Texas (1)
See Also
Dromochorus welderensis Duran et al.
- Range: TX Coast, Hou to Corpus
Det. David Herrmann, 2018
Print References
Johnson, W.N. 1992. A new species of Dromochorus from southern Texas (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae). Cicindela 23 [1991]: 49-53.
Works Cited
1.Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico
Bousquet Y. 2012. ZooKeys 245: 1–1722.
2.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.
3.A Field Guide To The Tiger Beetles Of The United States And Canada
David Pearson, C. Barry Knisley, Charles J. Kazilek, David L. Pearson, Barry C. Knisley. 2005. Oxford University Press.
4.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 19 January, 2016 - 3:15pm
Last updated 26 September, 2019 - 12:43pm

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