Dilatotarsa

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Dilatotarsa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: Caraboidea
Family: Cicindelidae
Tribe: Cicindelini
Subtribe: Dromicina
Genus: Dilatotarsa
Dokhtouroff, 1882
Synonyms
  • Eurytarsa Dokhtouroff, 1882

Dilatotarsa is a genus of tiger beetles. There are about eight described species in Dilatotarsa, found in the Pacific islands of Southeast Asia. [1] [2] [3]

Species

These eight species belong to the genus Dilatotarsa:

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References

  1. "GBIF, Dilatotarsa" . Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  2. "Catalogue of Life, Dilatotarsa Dokhtouroff, 1882" . Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  3. 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.