Ellipsoptera lepida

Ellipsoptera lepida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Carabidae
Genus:Ellipsoptera
Species: E. lepida
Binomial name
Ellipsoptera lepida
(Dejean, 1831)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cicindela lepida Dejean, 1831

Ellipsoptera lepida, the ghost tiger beetle, or the little white tiger beetle,[2] is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Carabidae.[1][3][4][5] It is found in Central America and North America.[1] It is a state threatened specices in Minnesota.[2]

Description

The ghost tiger beetle is 9–11 mm (0.35–0.43 in) in length. The dorsal surface is white or cream, the head and thorax are green or reddish and covered with white setae, and the maculations are greatly expanded, leaving only small areas of white brown.

The species is active in the summer and it has a two-year life cycle.[6]

Habitat

Its habitat is in pure white to pale yellow dry sandy areas with sparse or no vegetation. It is commonly found on coastal shorelines or large lake shores.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ellipsoptera lepida Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  2. 1 2 "Species profile - Minnesota DNR - MN Department of Natural Resources". www.dnr.state.mn.us.
  3. ↑ "Ellipsoptera lepida species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  4. ↑ "Ellipsoptera lepida". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  5. ↑ "Ellipsoptera lepida Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  6. ↑ USGS

Further reading

  • Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C., eds. (2000). American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0849319259.
  • Assmann, T.; Boutaud, E.; Buse, J.; Gebert, J.; et al. (2018). "The tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) of the southern Levant: from cybertaxonomy to conservation biolog". ZooKeys. 734: 43–103. doi:10.3897/zookeys.734.21989.
  • Bousquet, Yves (2010). Illustrated Identification Guide to Adults and Larvae of Northeastern North American Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Pensoft Publishers.
  • LeConte, J.L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 3. Smithsonian Institution. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38459. ISBN 0665100558.
  • Pearson, David; Knisley, C. Barry; Kazilek, Charles J.; Pearson, David L.; et al. (2005). A Field Guide To The Tiger Beetles Of The United States And Canada. Oxford University Press.
  • Riley, K.; Browne, R. (2011). "Changes in ground beetle diversity and community composition in age structured forests (Coleoptera, Carabidae)". ZooKeys. 147. doi:10.3897/zookeys.147.2102.
  • White, Richard E. (1998) [1983]. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0395910897.
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