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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) » American Tiger Beetles (Cicindelidia) » Limestone Tiger Beetle (Cicindelidia politula) » Cicindelidia politula politula

Subspecies Cicindelidia politula politula

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Season · Internet References · Works Cited
Cicindela politula - Cicindelidia politula Tiger Beetle--Cicendela sp? - Cicindelidia politula Tiger Beetle--Cicendela sp? - Cicindelidia politula tiger beetle - Cicindelidia politula tiger beetle - Cicindelidia politula Cicindela politula - Cicindelidia politula ZE.26636_Cicindela_politula_politula - Cicindelidia politula - male ZE.26636_Cicindela_politula_politula - Cicindelidia politula - male
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 Cicindelidia (American Tiger Beetles)
Species politula (Limestone Tiger Beetle)
Subspecies politula (Cicindelidia politula politula)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cicindela politula LeConte 1875
Explanation of Names
politula 'somewhat polished'
Size
9-11 mm(1)
Range
NM-TX-OK; Mexico [map](2)(3)
Habitat
associated w/ limestone outcroppings, not near water(2)
Season
Jul-Oct; adults active 3-8 weeks after rainfall(2)
Internet References
Type specimen
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.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.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Dennis Haines on 11 October, 2010 - 3:54pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, Mike Quinn, Ben Coulter, v belov
Last updated 10 November, 2022 - 4:02pm

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