Neocicindela
| Neocicindela | |
|---|---|
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| Cicindela tuberculata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Genus: | Neocicindela Rivalier, 1963 |
Neocicindela is a genus of tiger beetles endemic to New Zealand. Several former species of Neocicindela have been transferred to a new genus Zecicindela. It can be separated from Zecicindela by the shape of the labrum and the absence of hairs on the clypeus, frons, genae and pronotum.[1][2]
Species
[edit]As of October 2024, it contains eight species, all endemic to New Zealand.[3]
- Neocicindela aureata Johns, 2018 - New Zealand
- Neocicindela dunedensis (Laporte, 1867) - New Zealand
- Neocicindela garnerae Larochelle & Larivière, 2013 - New Zealand
- Neocicindela latecincta (White, 1846) - New Zealand
- Neocicindela parryi (White, 1846) - New Zealand
- Neocicindela spilleri Brouerius van Nidek, 1965 - New Zealand
- Neocicindela tuberculata (Fabricius, 1775) - New Zealand
- Neocicindela waiouraensis (Broun, 1914) - New Zealand
Gallery
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N. latecincta, adult (labrum and elytra), N. waiouraensis, adult (labrum and elytra), N. dunedensis, adult (labrum and elytra) -
N. parryi, adult (labrum and habitus) -
N. spilleri, adult (labrum and elytra) -
N. tuberculata, adult (labrum and habitus)
References
[edit]- ^ Larochelle, A.; Larivière, M.-C. 2013: Cicindelinae to Trechinae (in part) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae). Fauna of New Zealand, (69) Biotaxa
- ^ "Neocicindela Rivalier, 1963". NZOR. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ^ "Neocicindela Rivalier, 1963". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
External links
[edit]- iNaturalist World Checklist
Media related to Neocicindela at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cicindelinae at Wikispecies
