Cylindera ancistridia
| Cylindera ancistridia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Genus: | Cylindera |
| Species: | C. ancistridia |
| Binomial name | |
| Cylindera ancistridia Acciavatti & Pearson, 1989 | |
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Cylindera ancistridia is a species of tiger beetle endemic to India.[1][2][3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from Greek word "ancistr" (ἄνκιστρον) which means "fish hook" referring to the fish hook like spot on the front shoulder of the beetle.[1]
Description
A beetle of 11 mm body length, it has a shiny copper colored head and pronotum. It has a copper-green elytra with a pattern. It can be differentiated by similar looking Cylindera agnata species by the pattern on elytra abruptly curving towards the base and a bigger body size. It was capture and descrived from the banks of Gaggar river in Punjab.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b c Carnegie Museum; Museum, Carnegie; History, Carnegie Museum of Natural (1989). Annals of the Carnegie Museum. Vol. v.58 (1989:Feb.-Nov.). [Pittsburgh]: Published by authority of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute.
- ^ "Cylindera ancistridia (Acciavatti & Pearson, 1989)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- ^ a b Pearson, David L.; Wiesner, Jürgen; Acciavatti, Robert; Uniyal, V.P.; Anichtchenko, Alexandre (2020). A field guide to tiger beetles of India: identification and biology of the Cicindelidae. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. pp. 194, 262. ISBN 978-81-211-0933-8.