''Cylindera germanica'' is an extant species of tiger beetle in the genus ''

Cylindera ''Cylindera'' is a genus of tiger beetles native to the Palearctic, the Near East and northern Africa. It was a result of the breakup of the ''Cicindela'' genus, and the status of ''Cylindera'' as a genus or a subgenus of the genus ''Cicindela ...

''. ''Cylindera germanica'' is spread across most of Europe, ranging from Scandinavia to Central Europe to the Balkans. Four

subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...

are recognized: ''Cylindera germanica germanica'', ''Cylindera germanica michaelensis'', ''Cylindera germanica muelleri'', and ''Cylindera germanica sobrina''. Synonyms: * ''Cicindela germanica'' Linnaeus, 1758 The nominate subspecies, ''C. g. germanica,'' has a large habitat, ranging across most of Europe and eastern Russia. However, it is not present in Greece,

Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...

, Sicily and Turkey. Scientists are unsure whether this subspecies lives in Poland.

Gallery

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References

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Beetles described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Cicindelinae-stub