Cylindera dromicoides
Appearance
Cylindera dromicoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Cicindelidae |
Genus: | Cylindera |
Species: | C. dromicoides
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Binomial name | |
Cylindera dromicoides (Chaudoir, 1852)
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Cylindera dromicoides is a species of ground beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae. It is flightless and has been found mainly along the Himalayas from India (west to Himachal Pradesh) through Nepal and Bhutan and in the Chinese province of Yunnan.[1][2]
Adults of the species emerge with the pre-monsoon rains. The head and upper thorax are bright coppery with green, bronze or purple sheens. Along the suture, the elytra are smooth and there are two large lateral spots.[3]
References
- ^ Jaskula, R. (2005). "Cylindera dromicoides–a new tiger beetle species for the fauna of China (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)". Journal of the Entomological Research Society. 7 (1): 63–65.
- ^ "Cylindera (Cylindera) dromicoides (Chaudoir, 1852)". Carabidae of the World. May 5, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ^ Acciavatti, Robert E; Pearson, David L (1989). "The tiger beetle genus Cicindela (Coleoptera, Insecta) from the Indian subcontinent". Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 58 (4): 243–244.