Ellipsoptera
| Ellipsoptera | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Ellipsoptera hirtilabris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Tribe: | Cicindelini |
| Genus: | Ellipsoptera Dokhtouroff, 1883 |
Ellipsoptera is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae. There are about 13 described species in Ellipsoptera, found in North America.[1][2][3]
Species
[edit]These 13 species belong to the genus Ellipsoptera:
- Ellipsoptera blanda (Dejean, 1831)
- Ellipsoptera cuprascens (LeConte, 1852)
- Ellipsoptera gratiosa (Guérin-Méneville, 1840)
- Ellipsoptera hamata (Audouin & Brullé, 1839)
- Ellipsoptera hirtilabris (LeConte, 1875)
- Ellipsoptera lepida (Dejean, 1831)
- Ellipsoptera macra (LeConte, 1856)
- Ellipsoptera marginata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Ellipsoptera nevadica (LeConte, 1875)
- Ellipsoptera puritana (G.Horn, 1871)
- Ellipsoptera rubicunda (E.D.Harris, 1911)
- Ellipsoptera sperata (LeConte, 1856)
- Ellipsoptera wapleri (LeConte, 1875)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ellipsoptera Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ↑ "Ellipsoptera Dokhtouroff, 1883". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ↑ 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): 723–729. Bibcode:2020SysEn..45..723D. doi:10.1111/syen.12440.
External links
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