Eunota togata | |
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Eunota togata globicollis in Margarita island mangrove. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Adephaga |
Family: | Cicindelidae |
Genus: | Eunota |
Species: | E. togata |
Binomial name | |
Eunota togata (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841) | |
Synonyms | |
Cicindela togata LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841 |
Eunota togata, the white-cloaked tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It was formerly known as Cicindela togata.
Subspecies
Four subspecies of Eunota togata are recognised:
- Eunota togata globicollis (Casey, 1913) (including former subspecies Eunota togata fascinans (Casey, 1914))
- Eunota togata latilabris (Willis, 1967)
- Eunota togata leucophasma Acciavati, 2021
- Eunota togata togata (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841)
Description
Adult beetles are 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in) in length.
Habitat
The beetle likes salt. It prefers salty marshes, flats, and saline lakeshores.
References
- Alternative biological name
- Acciavatti, R.E. (2021). "Taxonomic revision of Eunota togata (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841) (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in North America with a new subspecies from western Texas and New Mexico, United States". Insecta Mundi. 0848: 1–32.
- Species habitat
Taxon identifiers | |
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Eunota togata | |
Cicindela togata |
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