Cicindela
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Cicindela silvatica Linnaeus , 1758 |
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| Linnaeus , 1758 |
Cicindela is a genus ofthe tiger beetle subfamily .
features
The bugs are big. Their underside is mostly metallic, while the upper side is usually green to brown and has a characteristic white (at least light) markings. The eyes are large, protruding, and wider than the pronotum . The upper jaw is toothed, long and protrudes far beyond the upper lip. The antennae are eleven. They sit within the roots of the upper jaw on the front edge of the forehead. The first four antennae are hairless. The wings are well developed. The legs are slender and long. In the males, the first three limbs of the anterior tarsi are clearly expanded.
Systematics
There are seven species of the genus in Central Europe:
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Carabidae (ground beetles)
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Cicindelinae (sand runner)
- Cicindela campestris Linnaeus , 1758 - field tiger beetle
- Cicindela gallica Brullé , 1834 - Gallic tiger beetle
- Cicindela hybrida Linnaeus , 1758 - Dune Tiger Beetle
- Cicindela maritima Dejean , 1822 - Coastal Tiger Beetle
- Cicindela soluta Dejean , 1822
- Cicindela sylvatica Linnaeus , 1758 - Forest tiger beetle
- Cicindela sylvicola Dejean , 1822 - Mountain Tiger Beetle
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Cicindelinae (sand runner)
other types:
literature
- Edmund Reitter : Fauna Germanica - The beetles of the German Empire. Stuttgart: KG Lutz, 1908, pp. 67-68. ( "I. Family. Cicindelidae" can be viewed online )
supporting documents
- Heinz Joy, Karl Wilhelm Harde, Gustav Adolf Lohse: The beetles of Central Europe . Volume 2 Adephaga 1, Goecke & Evers Verlag, Krefeld 1976, ISBN 3-87263-025-3 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Edmund Reitter : Fauna Germanica - The beetles of the German Empire. Pp. 68-70. ( "1st genus: Cicindela L." can be viewed online )
Web links
Commons : Cicindela - album with pictures, videos and audio files
