Cicindela interrupta is a beetle of the family Cicindelidae.[1]

Cicindela interrupta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Tribe: Cicindelini
Subtribe: Cicindelina
Genus: Cicindela
Species:
C. interrupta
Binomial name
Cicindela interrupta
Fabricius, 1775
Synonyms
  • Cicindela (Hipparidium) interrupta Fabricius, 1775


Description

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Its head, pronotum, and elytra are dark brown, with yellow markings on the elytra. It has large, prominent, compound eyes and large jaws.

Distribution

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This species occurs in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Cicindela interrupta Fabricius, 1775". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  3. ^ Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
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