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Subspecies Ellipsoptera nevadica knausi

E. n. knausii - Ellipsoptera nevadica E. n. knausii - Ellipsoptera nevadica Ellipsoptera nevadica knausi (Leng) - Ellipsoptera nevadica Ellipsoptera nevadica knausii - Ellipsoptera nevadica - male Ellipsoptera nevadica knausii - Ellipsoptera nevadica - female Ellipsoptera nevadica knausii - Ellipsoptera nevadica - female Ellipsoptera nevadica knausii - Ellipsoptera nevadica - female Nevada Tiger Beetle - Ellipsoptera nevadica
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 Ellipsoptera (Ellipsed-winged Tiger Beetles)
Species nevadica (Nevada Tiger Beetle)
Subspecies knausi (Ellipsoptera nevadica knausi)
Explanation of Names
Ellipsoptera nevadica knausi (Leng)
Range
Great Plains from Can. border to n. NM & n. TX - Map (1)(2), mostly c. US
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.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Ben Coulter on 8 January, 2014 - 4:49pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 7 July, 2022 - 11:50am

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