Zecicindela feredayi is a species of tiger beetle endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Zecicindela feredayi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Zecicindela
Species:
Z. feredayi
Binomial name
Zecicindela feredayi
(Bates, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Cicindela feredayi
  • Neocicindela feredayi

Taxonomy

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This species was described as Cicindela feredayi in 1867 by Henry Walter Bates from a female specimen collected in Canterbury.[2] It was most recently revised in 2013, in which it was moved to the Zecicindela genus.[1]

Description

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The adults are recorded at 7.5-9.0mm in length. The head and thorax are coloured greenish black. The elytra is also greenish black with whitish markings dorsally. Much of the body is covered in white hairs.[1]

Distribution

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This species is widespread throughout most of New Zealand.[1] The adults are known to occur from November to April. They occur at a range of altitudes on sandy pockets.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Larochelle, André; Larivière, Marie-Claude (2013-03-07). "Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): synopsis of species, Cicindelinae to Trechinae (in part)". Fauna of New Zealand. 69. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.69. ISSN 1179-7193.
  2. ^ The Entomologist's monthly magazine. Vol. v.3-4=[no.25-48] (1866-1868). Oxford [etc.]: Entomologist's Monthly Magazine Ltd. [etc.] 1866.
  3. ^ Larochelle, André; Larivière, Marie-Claude (2001-06-15). "Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue". Fauna of New Zealand. 43. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.43. ISSN 1179-7193.