Jansenia westermanni

Jansenia westermanni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Cicindelidae
Genus:	Jansenia
Species:	J. westermanni
Binomial name
	Jansenia westermanni; Schaum, 1861
Synonyms
	Dromica westermanni, Schaum, 1861; Cicindela westermanni, Chaudoir, 1865;

Last updated May 31, 2025

Jansenia westermanni is species of tiger beetle endemic to South India.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Description

A beetle with a 10-11 mm long body with a copper colored head and pronotum it is found in open fields and lower altitude scrub forest floors. It has a oval shaped elytra with a medium-sized yellow spot at mid-margin and larger spot at the rear of the elytra. It is a flightless beetle and when threatened runs for the cover under the forest floor.^[2]^[4]

References

↑ Scfiaum, H (1861). "Eine Decade neuer Cicindeliden aus dem tropischen Asien" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift (in German). 5 (1B): 75.
1 2 Pearson, David L.; Wiesner, Jürgen; Acciavatti, Robert; Uniyal, V.P.; Anichtchenko, Alexandre (2020). A field guide to tiger beetles of India: identification and biology of the Cicindelidae. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. p. 144. ISBN 978-81-211-0933-8.
↑ "Jansenia westermanni (Schaum, 1861)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
↑ Fowler, W. W (1912). Coleoptera : general introduction and Cicindelidae and Paussidae. Vol. Coleoptera [Cicindelidae-Paussidae] (1912). London: Taylor and Francis. p. 332.

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[1] Scfiaum, H (1861). "Eine Decade neuer Cicindeliden aus dem tropischen Asien" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift (in German). 5 (1B): 75.

[:0-2] 1 2 Pearson, David L.; Wiesner, Jürgen; Acciavatti, Robert; Uniyal, V.P.; Anichtchenko, Alexandre (2020). A field guide to tiger beetles of India: identification and biology of the Cicindelidae. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. p. 144. ISBN 978-81-211-0933-8.

[3] "Jansenia westermanni (Schaum, 1861)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-05-27.

[4] Fowler, W. W (1912). Coleoptera : general introduction and Cicindelidae and Paussidae. Vol. Coleoptera [Cicindelidae-Paussidae] (1912). London: Taylor and Francis. p. 332.

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