''Eunota togata'', the white-cloaked tiger beetle, is a species of
tiger beetle
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. ...
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. ...
. It was formerly known as ''Cicindela togata''.
Subspecies
Four subspecies of ''Eunota togata'' are recognised:
* ''Eunota togata globicollis''
(Casey, 1913) (including former subspecies ''Eunota togata fascinans''
(Casey, 1914))
* ''Eunota togata latilabris''
(Willis, 1967)
* ''Eunota togata leucophasma''
Acciavati, 2021
* ''Eunota togata togata''
(LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841)
Description
Adult
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beetles are in length.
Habitat
The beetle likes
salt
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. It prefers salty
marsh
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es,
flats
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* Flat (soldier), ...
, and saline
lakeshores.
Species habitat
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References
Cicindelidae
Beetles described in 1841
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