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Cicindela
Sign in to saveCicindela, is a genus of generally brightly colored and metallic tiger beetles, often with some sort of patterning of ivory or cream-colored markings. They are most abundant and diverse in habitats very often near bodies of water with sandy or occasionally clay soils; they can be found along rivers, sea and lake shores, sand dunes, around dry lakebeds, on clay banks, or woodland paths.
Species
tiger beetles
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyCarabidae
Скакуны́ (лат. Cicindela) — род жуков из семейства жужелиц. Хищные насекомые, активные в светлое время суток. Почвенные личинки роют вертикальные норы.
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3,429
- With media
- 333
- Family
- Carabidae
- Collections
- CZUG-CUCBA-UDG, MHNCA
- Recorded in
- Mexico
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Encyclopedic overview
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Cicindela, is a genus of generally brightly colored and metallic tiger beetles, often with some sort of patterning of ivory or cream-colored markings. They are most abundant and diverse in habitats very often near bodies of water with sandy or occasionally clay soils; they can be found along rivers, sea and lake shores, sand dunes, around dry lakebeds, on clay banks, or woodland paths.
==Etymology== The word "Cicindela" comes from the Latin word "cicindela", meaning "glowworm". This comes from the fact that members of the genus Cicindela are metallic and sometimes flashing.
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