| Zecicindela brevilunata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Genus: | Zecicindela |
| Species: | Z. brevilunata |
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| Zecicindela brevilunata (Horn, 1926) | |
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Zecicindela brevilunata is a species of tiger beetle endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was described as Cicindela brevilunata by Walther Hermann Richard Horn in 1926. It was most recently revised in 2013, in which it was moved to the Zecicindela genus.
Description
The adults are recorded at 7.5-9.4mm in length. The head and thorax are a dull reddish in colour. The elytra is also dull reddish and has white markings dorsally. Much of the body is covered in white hairs.
Distribution and habitat
This species is only known from the northern end New Zealand's North Island. The adults are known to occur from December to April in coastal lowland areas, typically in sandy beaches and foredunes with little vegetation.
References
- ^ Larochelle, André; Larivière, Marie-Claude (2013-03-07). "Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): synopsis of species, Cicindelinae to Trechinae (in part)". Fauna of New Zealand. 69. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.69. ISSN 1179-7193.
- Horn, W. (1926). Über neue und alte Cicindelinen der Welt. Entomologische Blätter 22: 164–173
- Wise, K. A. J. (1990). "Notes on coastal tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 27: 181––184.
- Larochelle, André; Larivière, Marie-Claude (2001-06-15). "Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue". Fauna of New Zealand. 43. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.43. ISSN 1179-7193.
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| Zecicindela brevilunata | |