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Cicindis

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Cicindis
Cicindis horni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Tribe: Cicindini
Genus: Cicindis
Bruch, 1908
Species:
C. horni
Binomial name
Cicindis horni
Bruch, 1908

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Cicindis Bruch, 1908". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  2. ^ Kavanaugh, David; Erwin, Terry (1991). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. Vol. 93. Entomological Society of Washington. pp. 356–389.