Cicindela angulata

Cicindela angulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Cicindela
Species:
C. angulata
Binomial name
Cicindela angulata
Fabricius, 1798
Synonyms
  • Calomera angulata
  • Cicindela boyeri Blanchard, 1842
  • Cicindela leguilloui Guérin-Méneville, 1841
  • Cicindela arcuata Kollar, 1836
  • Cicindela sumatrensis Herbst, 1806
  • Calomera niponensis Bates, 1883

Cicindela angulata is a species of tiger beetle. This species is found in Afghanistan, China, Japan, Taiwan, Pakistan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia (including Borneo) and the Philippines.[1] The habitat of this species consists of reservoir banks with sandy texture and specific climatic and soil conditions.

Adults have an average body length of 11 mm and are reddish-brown or bronze with pale-yellow maculae and copper-green pits.[2]

Subspecies

  • Cicindela angulata angulata (Afghanistan, China, Taiwan, Pakistan, Nepal, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Borneo, Philippines)
  • Cicindela angulata niponensis Bates, 1883 (Japan)

References

  1. ^ Catalogue of Life: Cicindela (Calomera) angulata
  2. ^ Historical and current records on the tiger beetle, Calomera angulata Fabricius, of Sri Lanka
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