''Cicindela arenicola'' is a species of tiger beetle in the genus Cicindela. It was first described in 1967. Its common names include St. Anthony Dune tiger beetle and Idaho Dunes tiger beetle.''Cicindela arenicola''.
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This rare beetle species is only known from Idaho and Montana in the United States, where it lives in sand dune ecosystems. The first specimen identified in 1967 is from the sand dunes of the

Snake River Valley The Snake River cutting through the plain leaves many canyons and Canyon#List of gorges">gorges, such as this one near Twin Falls, Idaho The Snake River Plain is a geologic feature located primarily within the U.S. state of Idaho. It stret ...

in southern Idaho. It is most active during warm days in the spring and fall, and it retreats to burrows in the sand when conditions are very hot or cold. Adults hibernate during the winter and emerge from burrows in the spring to mate and lay eggs.Bauer, K. L. 1991
Observations on the developmental biology of ''Cicindela arenicola'' Rumpp (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae).
''Great Basin Naturalist'' Vol. 51, No. 3, Article 4. It is more closely related to ''

Cicindela theatina ''Cicindela theatina'', commonly known as the Great Sand Dunes tiger beetle, is a predatory beetle found in sparsely vegetated sandy habitats. The species' range encompasses only about in the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Great S ...

'' in habitat, morphology, and ecology than any other ''Cicindela'' species.

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*Logan, D. R. 1995
Idaho dune tiger beetle survey 1995 (''Cicindela arenicola'' Rumpp).
United States Bureau of Land Management, Idaho State Office.

arenicola ''Arenicola'' is a genus of capitellid annelid worm comprising the lugworm The lugworm or sandworm (''Arenicola marina'') is a large marine worm of the phylum Annelida. Its coiled castings are a familiar sight on a beach at low tide but the a ...

Beetles described in 1967 {{Cicindelinae-stub

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