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
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
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
- ^ 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
- iNaturalist World Checklist
Media related to Neocicindela at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cicindelinae at Wikispecies
