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Genus Brasiella - Little Tiger Beetles

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Cicindela wickhami - Brasiella wickhami Tiger Beetle - Brasiella viridisticta Brasiella wickhami Brasiella wickhami? - Brasiella wickhami Arizona Beetle for ID - Brasiella wickhami Arizona Beetle for ID - Brasiella wickhami Pygmy Tiger Beetle - Brasiella viridisticta Brasiella wickhami? - Brasiella wickhami

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 Brasiella (Little Tiger Beetles)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Formerly a subgenus of Cicindela
now includes Cylindera viridisticta =v=

Explanation of Names

Brasiella Rivalier 1954

Numbers

2 spp. in our area, ~40 total(1)

Size

7‒8 mm(1)

Identification

much smaller than the rest of NA tiger beetles

Range

extreme so. US (AZ, FL) to S.America(1)

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.
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 24 October, 2009 - 10:48pm
Additional contributions by TCMacRae, v belov
Last updated 1 August, 2025 - 9:01am

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