Ellipsoptera Explained

Ellipsoptera is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae. There are about 13 described species in Ellipsoptera, found in North America.

Species

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)