Cicindela fulgida

Cicindela fulgida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Cicindelidae
Genus:	Cicindela
Species:	C. fulgida
Binomial name
Cicindela fulgida Say, 1823

Crimson Saltflat Tiger Beetle; Cicindela fulgida fulgida

Cicindela fulgida, known generally as the crimson saltflat tiger beetle or shiny tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Cicindela fulgida:

• Cicindela fulgida fulgidaSay, 1823 (crimson saltflat tiger beetle)
• Cicindela fulgida pseudowillistoniW. Horn, 1938
• Cicindela fulgida westbourneiCalder, 1922

References

1. "Cicindela fulgida Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Cicindela fulgida". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Cicindela fulgida species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.245.3416 . PMC   3577090 . PMID   23431087.
5. Duran, Daniel P.; Gough, Harlan M. (2020). "Validation of tiger beetles as distinct family (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), review and reclassification of tribal relationships". Systematic Entomology. 45 (4). doi: 10.1111/syen.12440 .

Further reading

• Allen, Thomas J.; Acciavatti, Robert E. (2002). Tiger Beetles of West Virginia (PDF). West Virginia Department of Natural Resources.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-33029-0.

External links

• Media related to Cicindela fulgida at Wikimedia Commons