Cylindera is a genus of tiger beetles native to the Palearctic, the Near East and northern Africa. It was a result of the breakup of the Cicindela genus, and the status of Cylindera as a genus or a subgenus of the genus Cicindela is in dispute.[1][2]

Cylindera
Cylindera germanica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Tribe: Cicindelini
Genus: Cylindera
Westwood, 1831
Diversity
220+ species
Cylindera unipunctata

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References

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  1. ^ "Cylindera Westwood, 1831". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ^ "Cylindera". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013.

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