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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) » Frosted Dromo Tiger Beetle (Dromochorus pruininus)

Species Dromochorus pruininus - Frosted Dromo Tiger Beetle

Frosted Dromo Tiger Beetle - Dromochorus pruininus

Dromochorus pruinina - Dromochorus pruininus

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 pruininus (Frosted Dromo Tiger Beetle)

Explanation of Names

Dromochorus pruininus Casey 1897

Size

12‒14 mm(1)

Identification

The elytral surface is smoother and more velvet-like than in belfragei. Male labrum is black with the central diamond-shaped portion ivory colored. The female labrum is metallic black.(1)

Range

w.MO‒KS‒ne.TX(2)

Season

Adults active May‒Aug(1)

Print References

MacRae T.C. (2015) The role of Missouri’s natural areas and other conservation lands in preserving tiger beetle diversity. Missouri Natural Areas Newsletter 15: 4–7. (Full text)

MacRae T.C., Brown C.R. (2011) Distribution, seasonal occurrence and conservation status of Dromochorus pruinina (Casey) in Missouri. Cicindela 43: 1–13. (Full text)

Spomer S.M., Nabity P.D., Brust M.L. (2008) Larval description of Cicindela (Dromochorus) pruinina (Casey) (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) with notes on habitat and adult behavior. Col. Bull. 62: 37–41. (Full text)

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.	Cryptic diversity in the North American Dromochorus tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae)... Duran DP, Herrmann DP, Roman SJ, Gwiazdowski RA, Drummond JA, Hood GR, Egan SP. 2019. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 186: 250–285.

Contributed by Ted C. MacRae on 25 October, 2009 - 10:35am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Peter Messer, v belov
Last updated 3 November, 2023 - 7:33pm

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