Jansenia venus
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Genus: | Jansenia |
| Species: | J. venus |
| Binomial name | |
| Jansenia venus | |
Jansenia venus is a species of tiger beetle endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It is found mainly in the summer from May to June inside forest cover. It forages on the ground inside forest but when disturbed it flies and perches on vegetation.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Horn, W. (1907). "Zur Kenntnis der Gattung Cicindela. (Col.)". Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift. 1907: 20–25.
- ↑ Pearson, David L.; Wiesner, Juergen; Acciavatti, R.E.; Uniyal, V.P.; Anichtchenko, Alexander (2020). A field guide to the tiger beetles of India. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. p. 155.
- ↑ Fowler, W.W. (1919). The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Coleoptera. General Introduction and Cicindelidae and Paussidae. London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 328–329.