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Eunota togata

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Species of beetle

Eunota togata
Eunota togata globicollis in Margarita island mangrove.
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. Alternative biological name
  2. 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.
  3. Species habitat
Taxon identifiers
Eunota togata
Cicindela togata


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