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Ellipsoptera macra

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Ellipsoptera macra
Sandy Stream Tiger Beetle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Ellipsoptera
Species:
E. macra
Binomial name
Ellipsoptera macra
(LeConte, 1856)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cicindela macra LeConte, 1856

Ellipsoptera macra, the sandy stream tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3][4][5]

Subspecies

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These three subspecies belong to the species Ellipsoptera macra:

  • Ellipsoptera macra ampliata (Vaurie, 1951)
  • Ellipsoptera macra fluviatilis (Vaurie, 1951)
  • Ellipsoptera macra macra (LeConte, 1856)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ellipsoptera macra Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Ellipsoptera macra". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.
  4. ^ Duran, Daniel P.; Gough, Harlan M. (2020). "Validation of tiger beetles as distinct family (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), review and reclassification of tribal relationships". Systematic Entomology. 45 (4). doi:10.1111/syen.12440.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.