Cicindela safraneki
| Cicindela safraneki | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Genus: | Cicindela |
| Species: | C. safraneki
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| Binomial name | |
| Cicindela safraneki Werner & Wiesner, 2008
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Cicindela safraneki is a species of tiger beetle endemic to India.[1][2]
Etymology
Karl Werner and Jürgen Wiesner named it after Ondřej Šafránek, from Jiretin, Czech Republic.[1]
Description
A 13 to 16 mm long beetle with a copper head it has three yellow spots on the elytra and one yellow spot on the shoulder. The legs are metallic green with white bristles. The elytral apex that is elongated and longer distance between apical dot and apex helps in differentiating it from Cicindela octogramma and Cicindela fabrciana.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b c Werner, Karl; Wiesner, Jürgen. "New Records of Tiger Beetles from India with description of new taxa (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae). 103. Contribution towards the knowledge of Cicindelidae" (PDF). Entomologische Zeitschrift. 118: 15–18.
- ^ "Cicindela safraneki (Werner & Wiesner, 2008)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
- ^ Pearson, David L.; Wiesner, Jürgen; Acciavatti, Robert; Uniyal, V.P.; Anichtchenko, Alexandre (2020). A field guide to tiger beetles of India: identification and biology of the Cicindelidae. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. p. 100. ISBN 978-81-211-0933-8.