''Dromicoida elegantia'' is a species of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
s in the family
Cicindelidae
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. ...
, the only species in the genus ''Dromicoida''.
The species and genus were first described by Karl Werner in 1995 from specimens discovered in the Ivory Coast.
References
Endemic fauna of Ivory Coast
Cicindelidae
Monotypic Adephaga genera
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