''Phaeoxantha laminata'' is a species of
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. ...
in the subfamily
Cicindelinae
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. ...
that was described by Perty in 1830, and can be found in
Argentina
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,
Brazil
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,
Paraguay
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, and
Peru
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. Its species name has frequently been misspelled as ''limata''.
[Moravec, J., Dheurle, C. (2023) Taxonomic and nomenclatorial revision of the Neotropical genus ''Phaeoxantha'' Chaudoir (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae).''Zootaxa'' 5386 (1): 1–83. DOI: 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5386.1.1]
References
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Beetles described in 1830
Beetles of South America