Cicindela hybrida pseudoriparia
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| genus = Cicindela
| species = hybrida
| subspecies = pseudoriparia
| authority = Mandl, 1935
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Cicindela hybrida pseudoriparia is a subspecies of the northern tiger dune beetle (Cicindela hybrida) primarily found near the Bay of Biscay, particularly along the western coast of France.{{Cite web |title=Cicindela hybrida pseudoriparia Mandl, 1935 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/4480507 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=GBIF |language=en}}
Taxonomy
In 1935, Austrian entomologist Karl Mandl distinguished C. h. pseudoriparia from other Cicindela subspecies present in France, with C. h. pseudoriparia spanning the French coast from the Pyrénées-Atlantiques to Normandy.{{Cite journal |last=Mandl |first=Karl |date=1935–1936 |title=Vorarbeiten für eine monographische Neubearbeitung der paläarktischen Cicindelen. Revision der Cicindela hybrida-Gruppe. |journal=Arbeiten über morphologische und taxonomische Entomologie aus Berlin |language=de}} French entomologist René Jeannel seconded this assertion in 1941, writing that C. h. pseudoriparia is the subspecies most common in beaches and maritime areas.{{Cite book |last=Jeannel |first=René |url=https://www.faunedefrance.org/bibliotheque/docs/R.%20JEANNEL(FdeFr39)%20Carab%20vol%201.pdf |title=Faune de France: Coléoptères Carabiques |date=1941 |publisher=Paul Lechevalier et Fils éditeurs |pages=571 |language=fr}}
This distinction has been the subject of criticism, though, because the C. hybrida subspecies of France are differentiated primarily by their ranges, not by evolutionary differences; for example, C. h. pseudoriparia is not significantly better suited for coastal areas than similar subspecies.{{Cite journal |last=Texier |first=Éric |date=September 2005 |title=Atlas des Cicindeles de la Loire-Atlantique et de la Vendee: Biohistoire et Conservation |url=https://reserve-naturelle-belle-henriette.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/atlas-cicindeles-aer18.pdf |journal=Atlas entomologique régional (Nantes) |language=fr |issue=18 |pages=24}}
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