''Caledonica'' is a genus in the
beetle
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family
Cicindelidae
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. There are about 16 described species in ''Caledonica'', found in
New Caledonia
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Species
These 16 species belong to the genus ''Caledonica'':
* '' Caledonica acentra'' Chaudoir, 1869
* '' Caledonica affinis'' (Montrouzier, 1860)
* '' Caledonica arrogans'' (Montrouzier, 1860)
* '' Caledonica bavayi'' Fauvel, 1882
* '' Caledonica fleutiauxi'' Deuve, 1981
* '' Caledonica longicollis'' Fauvel, 1903
* '' Caledonica luiggiorum'' Kudrna, 2016
* '' Caledonica lunigera'' Chaudoir, 1861
* '' Caledonica mediolineata'' (Lucas, 1862)
* '' Caledonica mniszechii'' (J.Thomson, 1856)
* '' Caledonica myrmidon'' Fauvel, 1882
* '' Caledonica pulchella'' (Montrouzier, 1860)
* '' Caledonica rivalieri'' Deuve, 1981
* '' Caledonica rivalieriana'' Kudrna, 2016
* '' Caledonica rubicondosa'' Deuve, 2006
* '' Caledonica viridicollis'' Deuve, 1987
References
Cicindelidae
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