Phaeoxantha cruciata is a species of tiger beetle in the subfamily Cicindelinae that was described by Brulle in 1837.[1] The species is common in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.[2]

Phaeoxantha cruciata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Phaeoxantha
Species:
P. cruciata
Binomial name
Phaeoxantha cruciata
(Brullé, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Megacephala cruciata Brullé, 1837

Subspecies

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  • Phaeoxantha cruciata cruciata (Brullé, 1837)
  • Phaeoxantha cruciata pilosula Horn, 1923

References

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  1. ^ "Phaeoxantha cruciata".
  2. ^ Moravec, J., Dheurle, C. (2023) Taxonomic and nomenclatorial revision of the Neotropical genus Phaeoxantha Chaudoir (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae).Zootaxa 5386 (1): 1–83. DOI: 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5386.1.1