Cylindera dromicoides

Cylindera dromicoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Cylindera
Species:	C. dromicoides
Binomial name
	Cylindera dromicoides; (Chaudoir, 1852)
Synonyms
	Parmecus pictus Motchulsky, 1864;

Cylindera dromicoides is a species of ground beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae. It is flightless and has been found mainly along the Himalayas from India (west to Himachal Pradesh) through Nepal and Bhutan and in the Chinese province of Yunnan.[1][2]

Adults of the species emerge with the pre-monsoon rains. The head and upper thorax are bright coppery with green, bronze or purple sheens. Along the suture, the elytra are smooth and there are two large lateral spots.[3]

References

Jaskula, R. (2005). "Cylindera dromicoides–a new tiger beetle species for the fauna of China (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)". Journal of the Entomological Research Society. 7 (1): 63–65.
"Cylindera (Cylindera) dromicoides (Chaudoir, 1852)". Carabidae of the World. May 5, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
Acciavatti, Robert E; Pearson, David L (1989). "The tiger beetle genus Cicindela (Coleoptera, Insecta) from the Indian subcontinent". Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 58 (4): 243–244.

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[1] Jaskula, R. (2005). "Cylindera dromicoides–a new tiger beetle species for the fauna of China (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)". Journal of the Entomological Research Society. 7 (1): 63–65.

[2] "Cylindera (Cylindera) dromicoides (Chaudoir, 1852)". Carabidae of the World. May 5, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2015.

[3] Acciavatti, Robert E; Pearson, David L (1989). "The tiger beetle genus Cicindela (Coleoptera, Insecta) from the Indian subcontinent". Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 58 (4): 243–244.