| Dromicoida | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Tribe: | Cicindelini |
| Genus: | Dromicoida Werner, 1995 |
| Species: | D. elegantia |
| Binomial name | |
| Dromicoida elegantia Werner, 1995 | |
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The species and genus were first described by Karl Werner in 1995 from specimens discovered in the Ivory Coast. [2]
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