Cicindela angulata

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| genus= Cicindela

| species = angulata

| authority = Fabricius, 1798

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  • Calomera angulata
  • Cicindela boyeri Blanchard, 1842
  • Cicindela leguilloui Guérin-Méneville, 1841
  • Cicindela arcuata Kollar, 1836
  • Cicindela sumatrensis Herbst, 1806
  • Calomera niponensis Bates, 1883

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Cicindela angulata is a species of tiger beetle. This species is found in Afghanistan, China, Japan, Taiwan, Pakistan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia (including Borneo) and the Philippines.[https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/V87D Catalogue of Life: Cicindela (Calomera) angulata] The habitat of this species consists of reservoir banks with sandy texture and specific climatic and soil conditions.

Adults have an average body length of 11 mm and are reddish-brown or bronze with pale-yellow maculae and copper-green pits.[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335908042_Historical_and_current_records_on_the_tiger_beetle_Calomera_angulata_Fabricius_of_Sri_Lanka Historical and current records on the tiger beetle, Calomera angulata Fabricius, of Sri Lanka]

Subspecies

  • Cicindela angulata angulata (Afghanistan, China, Taiwan, Pakistan, Nepal, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Borneo, Philippines)
  • Cicindela angulata niponensis Bates, 1883 (Japan)

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Category:Beetles described in 1798

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