''Archidela'' is a genus of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
s in the family
Cicindelidae
Tiger beetles are a family of beetles, Cicindelidae, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest known species of tiger beetle, ''Rivacindela hudsoni'', can run at a speed of , or about 125 body lengths per second. ...
that was formed from the breakup of ''
Cicindela
''Cicindela'', commonly known as common tiger beetles are generally brightly colored and metallic beetles, often with some sort of patterning of ivory or cream-colored markings. They are most abundant and diverse in habitats very often near bodi ...
''. It contains the following species:
* ''
Archidela darwini
''Archidela'' is a genus of beetles in the family Cicindelidae that was formed from the breakup of ''Cicindela''. It contains the following species:
* ''Archidela darwini'' (Sloane, 1909)
* ''Archidela nigrina
''Archidela'' is a genus of be ...
''
(Sloane, 1909)
* ''
Archidela nigrina
''Archidela'' is a genus of beetles in the family Cicindelidae that was formed from the breakup of ''Cicindela''. It contains the following species:
* ''Archidela darwini
''Archidela'' is a genus of beetles in the family Cicindelidae that w ...
''
(W.J. MacLeay, 1888)
References
Cicindelidae
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