Eunota togata

Eunota togata
Eunota togata globicollis in Margarita island mangrove.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Cicindelidae
Genus:	Eunota
Species:	E. togata
Binomial name
Eunota togata (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841)
Synonyms
Cicindela togataLaFerté-Sénectère, 1841

Eunota togata, the white-cloaked tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It was formerly known as Cicindela togata. ^[1]

Subspecies

Four subspecies of Eunota togata are recognised: ^[2]

• Eunota togata globicollis(Casey, 1913) (including former subspecies Eunota togata fascinans(Casey, 1914))
• Eunota togata latilabris(Willis, 1967)
• Eunota togata leucophasmaAcciavati, 2021
• Eunota togata togata(LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841)

Description

Adult beetles are 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in) in length.

Habitat

The beetle likes salt. It prefers salty marshes, flats, and saline lakeshores. ^[3]

References

1. Alternative biological name
2. Acciavatti, R.E. (2021). "Taxonomic revision of Eunota togata (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841) (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in North America with a new subspecies from western Texas and New Mexico, United States". Insecta Mundi . 0848: 1–32.
3. Species habitat