Cicindis

Cicindis horni is a species of beetles in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Cicindis.[1] The Cicindis classification is designated by autapotypic features including but not limited to a lack of supraorbital setiferous punctures (with these punctures being instead on the basal setiferous), dorsal surface of mandible shown with obliquely transverse grooves, and one or more tarsomeres on each leg with fringes of accessory setae.[2]

Cicindis horni
Cicindis horni
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Cicindis

Bruch, 1908
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C. horni
Binomial name
Cicindis horni
Bruch, 1908

References

  1. "Cicindis Bruch, 1908". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 20 Jul 2011.
  2. Kavanaugh, David; Erwin, Terry (1991). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. Vol. 93. Entomological Society of Washington. pp. 356–389.


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