Lophyra cancellata

Lophyra cancellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Cicindelidae
Genus:	Lophyra
Species:	L. cancellata
Binomial name
	Lophyra cancellata; Dejean, 1825
Synonyms
	Cicindela cancellata, Dejean 1825;

Last updated October 30, 2025

Lophyra cancellata is a species of tiger beetle found in Asia.^[1]^[2]

Description

A beetle with 10 to 11 mm body length, it has a copper colored head and pronotum with green or blue sides. The labrum is large and white. The elytra had antler like markings. The bare cheeks separate it from the similar looking Lophyra catena species.^[3]

There have been at least 5 sub-species of these genus namely:^[2]

Lophyra cancellata subsp. borchmanni(Mandl, 1954)
Lophyra cancellata subsp. cancellata(Dejean, 1825)
Lophyra cancellata subsp. candei(Chevrolat, 1845)
Lophyra cancellata subsp. intemperata(Acciavatti & Pearson, 1989)
Lophyra cancellata subsp. subtilesculpta(W.Horn, 1912)

References

↑ Fowler, W. W (1912). Coleoptera : general introduction and Cicindelidae and Paussidae. Vol. Coleoptera [Cicindelidae-Paussidae] (1912). London: Taylor and Francis. p. 424.
1 2 "Lophyra cancellata (Dejean, 1825)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
↑ 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. 130. ISBN 978-81-211-0933-8.

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[1] Fowler, W. W (1912). Coleoptera : general introduction and Cicindelidae and Paussidae. Vol. Coleoptera [Cicindelidae-Paussidae] (1912). London: Taylor and Francis. p. 424.

[:0-2] 1 2 "Lophyra cancellata (Dejean, 1825)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-05-30.

[:1-3] 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. 130. ISBN 978-81-211-0933-8.

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