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<i>Eunota togata</i>

Eunota togata

Species of beetle

Eunota togata, the white-cloaked tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It was formerly known as Cicindela togata.[1]

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Subspecies

Four subspecies of Eunota togata are recognised:[2]

  • Eunota togata globicollis (Casey, 1913) (including former subspecies Eunota togata fascinans (Casey, 1914))
  • Eunota togata latilabris (Willis, 1967)
  • Eunota togata leucophasma Acciavati, 2021
  • Eunota togata togata (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841)

Description

Adult beetles are 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in) in length.

Habitat

The beetle likes salt. It prefers salty marshes, flats, and saline lakeshores.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Alternative biological name
  2. [2]
    Acciavatti, R.E. (2021). "Taxonomic revision of Eunota togata (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841) (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in North America with a new subspecies from western Texas and New Mexico, United States". Insecta Mundi. 0848: 1–32.
  3. [3]
    Species habitat


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