Cicindela aurulenta
| Cicindela aurulenta | |
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| Cicindela aurulenta from Java. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Genus: | Cicindela |
| Species: | C. aurulenta
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| Binomial name | |
| Cicindela aurulenta Fabricius, 1801
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Cicindela aurulenta, common name blue-spotted or golden-spotted tiger beetle, is a beetle of the family Cicindelidae.[1]
Description[edit]
Cicindela aurulenta reaches about 15–18 millimetres (0.59–0.71 in) in length. C. aurulenta have polychromatic and iridescent external appearance. This species has blue-green elytra, with six large yellowish-white or bluish spots and two smaller spots on the shoulders. The medial large spot is somewhat more crescent-shaped compared to the anterior and posterior spots. Its elytra appears reddish-orange along the base and margins. When viewed dorsally, head and thorax are blue-green, with appearances of red-orange under certain light conditions due to its iridescent colouration. It has two prominent compound eyes and large, predominantly black mandibles with yellowish-white marking at its base. It has a labrum that's ivory-white with black base and margins. Its antennae is filiform. Its scape, pedicel, and first two flagellum are blue-green; while the remaining flagellum are dull black. It has pale colored hairs on the abdomen and legs.
Distribution[edit]
C. aurulenta is widespread throughout the Indo-Malaya region. This species is distributed across Nepal, Bhutan, India, China, and Southeast Asia.[2] It ranges as far south as the islands of Borneo, Sumatra, and the Lesser Sundas, such as Bali.[3] Several subspecies variations co-occur within these regions.[2][4]
Habitat[edit]
C. aurulenta can be found in a wide range of sandy habitats, including river bars, forest trails, and sand dunes near shorelines and mangroves.
Taxonomy[edit]
This species is currently placed in the genus Cicindela and in the subgenus Cosmodela Rivalier, 1961.[5][6] This species has several subspecies, with varying and overlapping geographical ranges between one another.
The recognised subspecies of C. aurulenta:
- C. a. aurulenta Fabricius, 1801 — Malaysia, Indonesia[4]
- C. a. juxtata Acciavatti & Pearson, 1989 — India, Mainland Southeast Asia, southern parts of China, Hong Kong[3][4][7]
- C. a. flavomaculata Chevrolat, 1845 — India, Myanmar, China, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia[2]
- C. a. virgula Fleutiaux, 1893 — Nepal, India, Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam[2]
Some authors consider Cosmodela to be a distinct genus whereby the subspecific epithets are classified as their own species.[2][3][6]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e Kemal, Muhabbet; Koçak, Ahmet (2008-12-17). "Cicindela (Cosmodela) aurulenta Fabr. in North Thailand (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae)". CESA News. 36: 4–5 – via Web of Science.
- ^ a b c Putchkov, Alexander V.; Markina, Tetiana Yu. (2020-10-08). "The description of the tiger beetle larvae of Cosmodela aurulenta (Fabricius, 1801)(Coleoptera, Cicindelidae)". Zootaxa. 4859 (4): 537–544. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4859.4.5. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33056183. S2CID 222841949.
- ^ a b c Acciavatti, Robert E.; Pearson, David L. (1989). The tiger beetle genus Cicindela (Coleoptera, Insecta) from the Indian subcontinent. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. pp. 131–132. OCLC 1261514.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-6359-6. ISBN 978-1-4020-6242-1.
- ^ a b Fukuda, Yuki; Ogawa, Ryo; Hori, Michio (2019-08-28). "The reclassification of Sophiodela and other tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) based on the structure of the everted internal sac of the male genitalia". Zootaxa. 4661 (2): 271–308. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4661.2.3. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 31716709. S2CID 202858665.
- ^ Aston, Paul (2016-06-09). "Catalogue and Bibliography of the Hong Kong Carabidae Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Adephaga), with notes on the historic boundaries of Hong Kong as related to zoological collections". Zootaxa. 4121 (3): 201–257. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4121.3.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 27395221.
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