Ellipsoptera nevadica explained

Ellipsoptera nevadica, the Nevada tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Subspecies

These nine subspecies belong to the species Ellipsoptera nevadica:

• Ellipsoptera nevadica citata (Rumpp, 1977)
• Ellipsoptera nevadica knausi
• Ellipsoptera nevadica knausii (Leng, 1902)
• Ellipsoptera nevadica lincolniana (Casey, 1916) (salt creek tiger beetle)
• Ellipsoptera nevadica makosika (Spomer, 2004)
• Ellipsoptera nevadica metallica (Sumlin, 1990)
• Ellipsoptera nevadica nevadica (LeConte, 1875)
• Ellipsoptera nevadica olmosa (Vaurie, 1951)
• Ellipsoptera nevadica tubensis (Cazier, 1939)

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. 2017. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-33029-0.