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6 Records
Status
Cicindela formosa is associated with deep, well-drained deposits of sand, often away from water. This species can be very common in sandy habitats in the New Jersey Pine Barrens or in the Midwest. In Maryland, however, the species appears to be quite uncommon and limited in distribution. Most localities are old records, and most appear to no longer be extant. A more recent site discovered in western Maryland by Glaser in 1995 held a very small population of under 20 adults, and was in danger of extirpation due to plant succession (Knisley & Schultz, 1997).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Genus: | Cicindela |
| Species: | C. formosa
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| Cicindela formosa Say, 1817
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Cicindela formosa, the big sand 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
[edit]These six subspecies belong to the species Cicindela formosa:
- Cicindela formosa formosa Say, 1817 (big sand tiger beetle)
- Cicindela formosa generosa Dejean, 1831 (big sand tiger beetle)
- Cicindela formosa gibsoni Brown, 1940 (Gibson's sand tiger beetle)
- Cicindela formosa luxuriosa Casey
- Cicindela formosa pigmentosignata W. Horn, 1930 (big sand tiger beetle)
- Cicindela formosa rutilovirescens Rumpp, 1986
References
[edit]- ^ "Cicindela formosa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Cicindela formosa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Cicindela formosa species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
[edit]- Allen, Thomas J.; Acciavatti, Robert E. (2002). Tiger Beetles of West Virginia (PDF). West Virginia Department of Natural Resources.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.
External links
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