Cicindela formosa, the big sand tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3][4][5]

Cicindela formosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Cicindela
Species:
C. formosa
Binomial name
Cicindela formosa
Say, 1817
Big sand tiger beetle, Cicindela formosa

Subspecies

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These six subspecies belong to the species Cicindela formosa:

  • Cicindela formosa formosa Say, 1817 (big sand tiger beetle)
  • Cicindela formosa generosa Dejean, 1831 (big sand tiger beetle)
  • Cicindela formosa gibsoni Brown, 1940 (Gibson's sand tiger beetle)
  • Cicindela formosa luxuriosa Casey
  • Cicindela formosa pigmentosignata W. Horn, 1930 (big sand tiger beetle)
  • Cicindela formosa rutilovirescens Rumpp, 1986

References

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  1. ^ "Cicindela formosa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Cicindela formosa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.
  4. ^ 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.

Further reading

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  • Allen, Thomas J.; Acciavatti, Robert E. (2002). Tiger Beetles of West Virginia (PDF). West Virginia Department of Natural Resources.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.
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