Ellipsoptera macra

Ellipsoptera macra
Sandy Stream Tiger Beetle
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Cicindelidae
Genus:	Ellipsoptera
Species:	E. macra
Binomial name
Ellipsoptera macra (LeConte, 1856)
Synonyms [1]
Cicindela macra LeConte, 1856

Ellipsoptera macra, the sandy stream 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 Ellipsoptera macra:

• Ellipsoptera macra ampliata(Vaurie, 1951)
• Ellipsoptera macra fluviatilis(Vaurie, 1951)
• Ellipsoptera macra macra(LeConte, 1856)

References

1. "Ellipsoptera macra Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Ellipsoptera macra". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Ellipsoptera macra species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
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

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-33029-0.