Cicindela latesignata explained

Cicindela latesignata^[1] is a ground beetle in the genus Cicindela ("common tiger beetles"), in the subfamily Cicindelinae ("tiger beetles"). Common names are "Western beach tiger beetle" and "Angel's tear".^[2] The distribution range of Cicindela latesignata includes Central America and North America. It is native to the Continental US and Mexico.^[3]

Further reading

• American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia, Arnett, R.H. Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
• American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico, Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
• Bousquet, Yves (2012). Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico. ZooKeys, issue 245, 1–1722.
• Freitag, Richard (1999). Catalogue of the tiger beetles of Canada and the United States, vii + 195.
• Peterson Field Guides: Beetles, Richard E. White. 1983. Houghton Mifflin Company.

External links

• NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Cicindela latesignata

Notes and References

1. https://bugguide.net/node/view/132553 bugguide.net
2. http://eol.org/pages/999010/overview Encyclopedia of Life
3. Validation of tiger beetles as distinct family (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), review and reclassification of tribal relationships. Duran . Daniel P.. Gough . Harlan M.. Systematic Entomology. 45. 4. 2020. 10.1111/syen.12440. free.