Apterodela unipunctata

Apterodela unipunctata, the one-spotted tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America. This species was formerly in the genus Cylindera.[1][2] It has a Nearctic distribution and lives in open forest and leaf litter. It is believed to be the sister taxon to Apterodela ovipennis.[3]

Apterodela unipunctata
One-spotted tiger beetle, Apterodela unipunctata, Virginia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Apterodela
Species:
A. unipunctata
Binomial name
Apterodela unipunctata
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Cylindera unipunctata (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Cicindela unipunctata Fabricius, 1775
One-spotted tiger beetle, Apterodela unipunctata, Virginia

References

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  1. ^ Duran, Daniel P.; Gough, Harlan M. (2020). "Validation of tiger beetles as distinct family (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), review and reclassification of tribal relationships". Systematic Entomology. 45 (4). doi:10.1111/syen.12440.
  2. ^ Duran, Daniel P.; Gough, Harlan M. (2022). "A new genus of tiger beetle (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) from the Nearctic and Neotropical realms". Zootaxa. 5175 (2). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5175.2.7.
  3. ^ Duran, Daniel P.; Gough, Harlam M. (27 Sep 2019). "Unifying systematics and taxonomy: Nomenclatural changes to Nearctic tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) based on phylogenetics, morphology and life history". Insecta Mundi. 0727.
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