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Neocicindela Garnerae
''Neocicindela'' is a genus of tiger beetles endemic to New Zealand. Several former species of ''Neocicindela'' have been transferred to a new genus ''Zecicindela''. It can be separated from ''Zecicindela'' by the shape of the labrum and the absence of hairs on the clypeus, frons, genae and pronotum. Species As of October 2024, it contains eight species, all endemic to New Zealand. * ''Neocicindela aureata'' Johns, 2018 - New Zealand * ''Neocicindela dunedensis'' (Laporte, 1867) - New Zealand * ''Neocicindela garnerae'' Larochelle & Larivière, 2013 - New Zealand * ''Neocicindela latecincta'' (White, 1846) - New Zealand * ''Neocicindela parryi'' (White, 1846) - New Zealand * ''Neocicindela spilleri'' Brouerius van Nidek, 1965 - New Zealand * ''Neocicindela tuberculata'' (Fabricius, 1775) - New Zealand * ''Neocicindela waiouraensis'' (Broun, 1914) - New Zealand Gallery References External links iNaturalist World Checklist * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q2087897 Cicindelid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger Beetle
Tiger beetles are a family of beetles, Cicindelidae, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest known species of tiger beetle, '' Rivacindela hudsoni'', can run at a speed of , or about 125 body lengths per second. As of 2005, about 2,600 species and subspecies were known, with the richest diversity in the Oriental (Indo-Malayan) region, followed by the Neotropics. While historically treated as a subfamily of ground beetles (Carabidae) under the name Cicindelinae, several studies since 2020 indicated that they should be treated as a family, the Cicindelidae, which are a sister group to Carabidae within the Adephaga. Description Tiger beetles often have large bulging eyes, long, slender legs and large curved mandibles. All are predatory, both as adults and as larvae. The genus '' Cicindela'' has a cosmopolitan distribution. Other well-known genera include '' Tetracha'', '' Omus'', '' Amblycheila'' and '' Manticora''. While members of the genus ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |