| Zecicindela brevilunata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Genus: | Zecicindela |
| Species: | Z. brevilunata |
| Binomial name | |
| Zecicindela brevilunata (Horn, 1926) | |
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Zecicindela brevilunata is a species of tiger beetle endemic to New Zealand. [1]
This species was described as Cicindela brevilunata by Walther Hermann Richard Horn in 1926. [2] It was most recently revised in 2013, in which it was moved to the Zecicindela genus. [1]
The adults are recorded at 7.5-9.4mm in length. The head and thorax are a dull reddish in colour. The elytra is also dull reddish and has white markings dorsally. Much of the body is covered in white hairs. [1]
This species is only known from the northern end New Zealand's North Island. [1] [3] The adults are known to occur from December to April in coastal lowland areas, typically in sandy beaches and foredunes with little vegetation. [4]