Macfarlandia is a genus of tiger beetles with a single species, Macfarlandia arachnoides. Tiger beetles are placed either in the family Carabidae or in their own family, Cicindelidae, depending on the author.[1][2]

Macfarlandia arachnoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Tribe: Cicindelini
Subtribe: Cicindelina
Genus: Macfarlandia
Sumlin, 1982
Species:
M. arachnoides
Binomial name
Macfarlandia arachnoides
(Sumlin, 1982)

References

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  1. ^ "Macfarlandia Sumlin, 1982". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  2. ^ 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.