''Cicindela altaica'' is a species of tiger beetle in the genus '' Cicindela''. It was described by

Eschscholtz Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz (1 November 1793 – 7 May 1831)Sterling (1997) was a Baltic German physician, naturalist, and entomologist. He was one of the earliest scientific explorers of the Pacific region, making significant colle ...

in 1829 and is endemic to

Altai Mountains The Altai Mountains (), also spelled Altay Mountains, are a mountain range in Central Asia, Central and East Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan converge, and where the rivers Irtysh and Ob River, Ob have their headwaters. The m ...

in Russia.

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altaica Endemic fauna of Russia Insects of Russia Beetles described in 1829 Taxa named by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz {{Cicindelinae-stub