Cicindela hybrida pseudoriparia

Cicindela hybrida pseudoriparia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Cicindelidae
Genus:	Cicindela
Species:	C. hybrida
Subspecies:	C. h. pseudoriparia
Trinomial name
Cicindela hybrida pseudoriparia Mandl, 1935

Cicindela hybrida pseudoriparia is a subspecies of the northern tiger dune beetle ( Cicindela hybrida ) primarily found near the Bay of Biscay, particularly along the western coast of France. ^[1]

Taxonomy

In 1935, Austrian entomologist Karl Mandl distinguished C. h. pseudoriparia from other Cicindela subspecies present in France, with C. h. pseudoriparia spanning the French coast from the Pyrénées-Atlantiques to Normandy. ^[2] French entomologist René Jeannel seconded this assertion in 1941, writing that C. h. pseudoriparia is the subspecies most common in beaches and maritime areas. ^[3]

This distinction has been the subject of criticism, though, because the C. hybrida subspecies of France are differentiated primarily by their ranges, not by evolutionary differences; for example, C. h. pseudoriparia is not significantly better suited for coastal areas than similar subspecies. ^[4]

References

1. "Cicindela hybrida pseudoriparia Mandl, 1935". GBIF. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
2. Mandl, Karl (1935–1936). "Vorarbeiten für eine monographische Neubearbeitung der paläarktischen Cicindelen. Revision der Cicindela hybrida-Gruppe". Arbeiten über morphologische und taxonomische Entomologie aus Berlin (in German).
3. Jeannel, René (1941). Faune de France: Coléoptères Carabiques (PDF) (in French). Paul Lechevalier et Fils éditeurs. p. 571.
4. Texier, Éric (September 2005). "Atlas des Cicindeles de la Loire-Atlantique et de la Vendee: Biohistoire et Conservation" (PDF). Atlas entomologique régional (Nantes) (in French) (18): 24.