Zecicindela brevilunata
| Zecicindela brevilunata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Genus: | Zecicindela |
| Species: | Z. brevilunata
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| Binomial name | |
| Zecicindela brevilunata (W.Horn, 1926)
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Zecicindela brevilunata is a species of tiger beetle endemic to New Zealand.[1][2]
Taxonomy
This species was described as Cicindela brevilunata by Walther Hermann Richard Horn in 1926.[3] It was most recently revised in 2013, in which it was moved to the Zecicindela genus.[2][4]
Description
The adults are recorded at 7.5-9.4mm in length. The head and thorax are a dull reddish in colour. The elytra is also dull reddish and has white markings dorsally. Much of the body is covered in white hairs.[2]
Distribution and habitat
This species is only known from the northern end New Zealand's North Island.[2][5] The adults are known to occur from December to April in coastal lowland areas, typically in sandy beaches and foredunes with little vegetation.[6]
References
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- ^ a b "Zecicindela brevilunata (W.Horn, 1926)". Catalogue of Life. 2025-12-20. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d Larochelle, André; Larivière, Marie-Claude (2013-03-07). "Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): synopsis of species, Cicindelinae to Trechinae (in part)". Fauna of New Zealand. 69. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.69. ISSN 1179-7193.
- ^ Horn, W. (1926). Über neue und alte Cicindelinen der Welt. Entomologische Blätter 22: 164–173
- ^ A. Larochelle; M.-C. Larivière (2016). "Taxonomic supplement (2001 to 2015) to the Catalogue of New Zealand Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera)". Insecta Mundi. 0502: 3. ISSN 0749-6737. Wikidata Q137389457.
- ^ Wise, K. A. J. (1990). "Notes on coastal tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 27: 181––184.
- ^ Larochelle, André; Larivière, Marie-Claude (2001-06-15). "Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue". Fauna of New Zealand. 43. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.43. ISSN 1179-7193.