Eunota houstoniana
Appearance
Eunota houstoniana | |
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Eunota houstoniana specimen from Hardin County, Texas | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Cicindelidae |
Genus: | Eunota |
Species: | E. houstoniana
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Binomial name | |
Eunota houstoniana Duran, Roman, Bull, Herrmann, Godwin, Laroche & Egan, 2024
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Eunota houstoniana is a species of tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. The species is native to the United States, where it can only be found in Texas. Its habitat is restricted to salt pans.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Duran, Daniel P.; Laroche, Robert A.; Roman, Stephen J.; Godwin, William; Herrmann, David P.; Bull, Ethan; Egan, Scott P. (19 March 2024). "Species delimitation, discovery and conservation in a tiger beetle species complex despite discordant genetic data". Scientific Reports. 14 (1): 6617. Bibcode:2024NatSR..14.6617D. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-56875-9. PMC 10951344. PMID 38503840.
- ^ de Luna, Marcy. "Rice biologists uncover new species of tiger beetle: Eunota houstoniana". News and Media Relations. Rice University.