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Species Dromochorus welderensis - Gulf Prairie Tiger Beetle

Dromochorus welderensis Duran et al. - Dromochorus welderensis

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 welderensis (Gulf Prairie Tiger Beetle)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Dromochorus velutinigrens Johnson, 1992

Explanation of Names

Dromochorus welderensis Duran et al. (1), but see Jackson (2017)(2)

Size

12-15 mm (1)

Range

Texas Gulf Coast (Houston to Corpus) (1)

Season

May-August (1)

Life Cycle

larvae unk. (1)

Remarks

flightless (1)

See Also

Dromochorus velutinigrens Johnson

- Range: coastal s. TX, s. of Corpus

Det. Dan Sundberg, 2015

Print References

Jackson, M. 2017. Book Review: A Field Guide to the Tiger Beetles of the United States and Canada: Identification, Natural History, and Distribution of the Cicindelinae (Second Edition). The Coleopterists Bulletin 71(3): 530-531. (2)

Johnson, W.N. 1992. A new species of Dromochorus from southern Texas (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae). Cicindela 23[1991]: 49-53.

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.

2.	Book Review: A Field Guide to the Tiger Beetles of the US & Canada: Identification, Natural History, and Distribution (2nd Ed.) Jackson, M. 2017. The Coleopterists Bulletin 71(3): 530-531.

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 24 April, 2018 - 4:32pm
Last updated 24 April, 2018 - 8:28pm

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