A NEW RECORD OF AN ENDEMIC CUBAN TIGER BEETLE, CICINDELA (BRASIELLA) VIRIDICOLLIS (COLEOPTERA: CARABIDAE: CICINDELINAE), FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS

An endemic Cuban tiger beetle, Cicindela (Brasiella) viridicollis Dejean, is reported from Florida, based on a specimen in the Mississippi Entomological Museum. It is the first record of this species in the United States. A description and an illustration of the species are provided.

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Published in:The Florida entomologist 2004-12, Vol.87 (4), p.551-553
Main Author: Schiefer, Terence L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beetles
Cicindela
Cicindelidae
Cuba
description
Entomology
faunistics
geographical distribution
immigrant insects
indigenous species
insect morphology
insect taxonomy
new geographic records
Research Papers
Specimens
Tigers
type collections
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Summary:An endemic Cuban tiger beetle, Cicindela (Brasiella) viridicollis Dejean, is reported from Florida, based on a specimen in the Mississippi Entomological Museum. It is the first record of this species in the United States. A description and an illustration of the species are provided.
ISSN:0015-4040
1938-5102
DOI:10.1653/0015-4040(2004)087[0551:ANROAE]2.0.CO;2