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Plateau Giant Tiger Beetle (Amblycheila picolominii)
Species
Amblycheila picolominii
- Plateau Giant Tiger Beetle
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
Amblycheilini (Blunt-lipped Tiger Beetles)
Genus
Amblycheila
(Giant Tiger Beetles)
Species
picolominii
(Plateau Giant Tiger Beetle)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Amblycheila picolominii
Reiche, 1839
Size
24-28 mm
(
1
)
Identification
See key on
genus
page.
Range
AZ, CO, NM, OK, TX
(
2
)
AZ, CO, NM, TX, UT
(
3
)
Presence in Utah reported in
(
4
)
Habitat
Sparse grassy substrates with scattered stones and small boulders.
(
3
)
Season
April to September
(
3
)
Works Cited
1.
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.
2.
Catalogue of the Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Trachypachidae, Rhysodidae, Carabidae including Cicindelini) of America north of Mexico
Y. Bousquet and A. Larochelle. 1993. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 125: 1-397.
3.
eAgra: Western Hemisphere Caraboidea
4.
The plateau giant tiger beetle, Amblycheila picolominii Reiche, 1839, in Utah: new state record.....
F.T. Krell and J.O. Brookhart. 2012. Western North American Naturalist 72(1), 110–111.
Contributed by
Daniel P Duran
on 7 August, 2007 - 5:43pm
Additional contributions by
Phillip Harpootlian
,
Bbarnd
,
Mike Quinn
Last updated 16 October, 2016 - 11:02am