Eunota Explained

Eunota, also known as the saline tiger beetles, is a genus of beetles in the family Cicindelidae first described by Émile Rivalier in 1954. They are found in the United States and Mexico^[1]

Species

Eunota contains the following eleven species:^{[2] [3] [4]}

• Eunota californica (Ménétriés, 1843) – California Tiger Beetle
• Eunota circumpicta (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841) – Cream-edged Tiger Beetle
• Eunota fulgoris (Casey, 1913) – Glittering Tiger Beetle
• Eunota gabbii (G.Horn, 1867) – Western Tidal Flat Tiger Beetle
• Eunota houstoniana (Duran, Roman, Bull, Herrmann, Godwin, Laroche & Egan, 2024)
• Eunota pamphila (LeConte, 1873) – Gulfshore Tiger Beetle
• Eunota praetextata (LeConte, 1854) – Riparian Tiger Beetle
• Eunota rockefelleri (Cazier, 1954)
• Eunota severa (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841) – Saltmarsh Tiger Beetle
• Eunota striga (LeConte, 1875) – Elusive Tiger Beetle
• Eunota togata (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841) – White-cloaked Tiger Beetle

Notes and References

1. Rivalier . Émile . 1954 . Démembrement du genre Cicindela Linné. II. Faune américaine . Revue Française d'Entomologie . 21 . 249–263.
2. Web site: Eunota Rivalier, 1954 . Catalogue of Life . 2023-04-08 .
3. Web site: Genus Eunota - Saline Tiger Beetles: Taxonomy. BugGuide. 22 December 2022.
4. Duran . Daniel P. . Laroche . Robert A. . Roman . Stephen J. . Godwin . William . Herrmann . David P. . Bull . Ethan . Egan . Scott P. . Species delimitation, discovery and conservation in a tiger beetle species complex despite discordant genetic data . Scientific Reports . 19 March 2024 . 14 . 1 . 6617 . 10.1038/s41598-024-56875-9. 38503840 . 10951344 . 2024NatSR..14.6617D .