Cicindela scutellaris

{{short description|Species of beetle}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = Festive Tiger Beetle (Cicindela scutellaris unicolor) - Jupiter Ridge Natural Area - Palm Beach County, Florida - (1).jpg

| image_caption = C. scutellaris unicolor

| genus = Cicindela

| species = scutellaris

| authority = Say, 1823

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File:Festive Tiger Beetle, face, Badlands,Pennington Co, SD 2013-12-31-13.21.39 ZS PMax (11675053206).jpg

Cicindela scutellaris, the festive tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America.

File:Festive Tiger Beetle (Cicindela scutellaris unicolor) - Jupiter Ridge Natural Area - Palm Beach County, Florida - (4).jpg

Subspecies

These seven subspecies belong to the species Cicindela scutellaris:

  • Cicindela scutellaris flavoviridis Vaurie, 1950 (chartreuse tiger beetle)
  • Cicindela scutellaris lecontei Haldeman, 1853 (Leconte's tiger beetle)
  • Cicindela scutellaris rugata Vaurie, 1950 (rugate tiger beetle)
  • Cicindela scutellaris rugifrons Dejean, 1825 (festive tiger beetle)
  • Cicindela scutellaris scutellaris Say, 1823 (festive tiger beetle)
  • Cicindela scutellaris unicolor Dejean, 1825 (unicolored tiger beetle)
  • Cicindela scutellaris yampae Rumpp, 1986 (yampa tiger beetle)

References

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{{Cite journal| title = Validation of tiger beetles as distinct family (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), review and reclassification of tribal relationships

| last1 = Duran | first1 = Daniel P.| last2 = Gough | first2 = Harlan M.

| journal = Systematic Entomology| volume = 45| issue = 4| date = 2020| doi = 10.1111/syen.12440

| doi-access = free}}

{{Cite web| title=Cicindela scutellaris Report

| url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=697735

| website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System

| accessdate=2019-09-24

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{{Cite web| title=Cicindela scutellaris

| url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1034775

| website=GBIF

| accessdate=2019-09-24

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{{Cite web| title=Cicindela scutellaris species Information

| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/12402

| website=BugGuide.net

| accessdate=2019-09-24

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{{Cite journal

| title = Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico

| date = 2012

| last1 = Bousquet | first1 = Yves

| journal = ZooKeys

| issue = 245| pages = 1–1722

| url = https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=4003

| doi = 10.3897/zookeys.245.3416

| pmc=3577090

| pmid=23431087

| doi-access = free

}}

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Further reading

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  • {{Cite book

| title = Tiger Beetles of West Virginia

| date = 2002

| last1 = Allen | first1 = Thomas J.

| last2 = Acciavatti | first2 = Robert E.

| publisher = West Virginia Department of Natural Resources

| url = http://www.wvdnr.gov/publications/PDFFiles/tigerbeetlebrochure.pdf

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  • {{Cite book

| title = Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga

| date = 2017

| editor-last1 = Lobl | editor-first1 = I.

| editor-last2 = Smetana | editor-first2 = A.

| publisher = Apollo Books

| isbn = 978-90-04-33029-0

}}

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