Cylindera dromicoides is a species of tiger beetle of the family Cicindelidae. It is flightless and has been found mainly along the Himalayas from India (west to Himachal Pradesh) through Nepal and Bhutan and in the Chinese province of Yunnan.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Genus: | Cylindera |
| Species: | C. dromicoides
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| Cylindera dromicoides (Chaudoir, 1852)
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Adults of the species emerge with the pre-monsoon rains. The head and upper thorax are bright coppery with green, bronze or purple sheens. Along the suture, the elytra are smooth and there are two large lateral spots.[4]
References
edit- ^ Jaskula, R. (2005). "Cylindera dromicoides–a new tiger beetle species for the fauna of China (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)". Journal of the Entomological Research Society. 7 (1): 63–65.
- ^ "Cylindera dromicoides (Chaudoir, 1852)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Acciavatti, Robert E; Pearson, David L (1989). "The tiger beetle genus Cicindela (Coleoptera, Insecta) from the Indian subcontinent". Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 58 (4): 243–244.
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