Cicindela limbata

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

Cicindela limbata, the sandy tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} It is a specialist in sand dune habitats. ^[6]

Subspecies

These five subspecies belong to the species Cicindela limbata:

• Cicindela limbata hyperboreaLeConte, 1863 (hyperboreal tiger beetle)
• Cicindela limbata labradorensisW. N. Johnson, 1991
• Cicindela limbata limbataSay, 1823 (sandy tiger beetle)
• Cicindela limbata nogahabarensisKnisley, 2008 (nogahabar tiger beetle)
• Cicindela limbata nymphaCasey, 1913 (sandy tiger beetle)

References

1. "Cicindela limbata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Cicindela limbata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Cicindela limbata 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 .
6. Dangalle, Chandima D; Pallewatta, Nirmalie; Vogler, Alfried P (2013-06-30). "The Association between Body-size and Habitat-type in Tiger Beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) of Sri Lanka". Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences). 42 (1): 41–53. doi: 10.4038/cjsbs.v42i1.5898 . ISSN   0069-2379 . Retrieved 2025-03-28.

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.