Jansenia sandurica
| Jansenia sandurica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Genus: | Jansenia |
| Species: | J. sandurica
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| Binomial name | |
| Jansenia sandurica (Acciavatti & Pearson, 1989)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cicindela sandurica | |
Jansenia sandurica is a species of tiger beetle found in India.[1][2][3] It was named after the town of Sanduru in Karnataka where it was first found and described.[1] It was found on boulders and scrub forest floors close to Sandur.
Description
They females have a body length of up to 9.2 mm (0.36 in) with a 3.2 mm (0.13 in) wide elytra while the males have 8.5 mm (0.33 in) long and a 3 mm (0.12 in) elytra. The head and pronotum are copper-red in color with blue margins. The elytra is dull copper-red and blue with two large circular spots. The body is metallic purple, black and blue-green.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Acciavatti, Robert E; Pearson, David L (1989). The tiger beetle genus Cicindela (Coleoptera, Insecta) from the Indian subcontinent. p. 224.
- ^ "Entomology Collections Search". collections.nmnh.si.edu. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
- ^ "Jansenia sandurica (Acciavatti & Pearson, 1989)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-05-21.