Neocicindela

Neocicindela
Cicindela tuberculata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Cicindelidae
Genus:	Neocicindela Rivalier, 1963

Neocicindela is a genus of tiger beetles endemic to New Zealand. Several former species of Neocicindela have been transferred to a new genus Zecicindela. It can be separated from Zecicindela by the shape of the labrum and the absence of hairs on the clypeus, frons, genae and pronotum.^[1][2]

Species

As of October 2024, it contains eight species, all endemic to New Zealand.^[3]

• Neocicindela aureata Johns, 2018 - New Zealand
• Neocicindela dunedensis (Laporte, 1867) - New Zealand
• Neocicindela garnerae Larochelle & Larivière, 2013 - New Zealand
• Neocicindela latecincta (White, 1846) - New Zealand
• Neocicindela parryi (White, 1846) - New Zealand
• Neocicindela spilleri Brouerius van Nidek, 1965 - New Zealand
• Neocicindela tuberculata (Fabricius, 1775) - New Zealand
• Neocicindela waiouraensis (Broun, 1914) - New Zealand

Gallery

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  N. latecincta, adult (labrum and elytra), N. waiouraensis, adult (labrum and elytra), N. dunedensis, adult (labrum and elytra)
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  N. parryi, adult (labrum and habitus)
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  N. spilleri, adult (labrum and elytra)
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  N. tuberculata, adult (labrum and habitus)

References

1. Larochelle, A.; Larivière, M.-C. 2013: Cicindelinae to Trechinae (in part) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae). Fauna of New Zealand, (69) Biotaxa
2. "Neocicindela Rivalier, 1963". NZOR. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
3. "Neocicindela Rivalier, 1963". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-10-18.

External links

• iNaturalist World Checklist
• Media related to Neocicindela at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Cicindelinae at Wikispecies