''Cylindera'' is a
genus of
tiger beetles
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. ...
native to the
Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...
, the
Near East
The ''Near East''; he, המזרח הקרוב; arc, ܕܢܚܐ ܩܪܒ; fa, خاور نزدیک, Xāvar-e nazdik; tr, Yakın Doğu is a geographical term which roughly encompasses a transcontinental region in Western Asia, that was once the hist ...
and
northern Africa. It was a result of the breakup of the ''
Cicindela'' genus, and the status of ''Cylindera'' as a genus or a subgenus of the genus ''
Cicindela'' is in dispute.
See also
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List of Cylindera species
This is a list of 222 species in the genus '' Cylindera'', rounded-thorax tiger beetles.
''Cylindera'' species
* '' Cylindera agnata'' (Fleutiaux, 1890)
* '' Cylindera agualusai'' Serrano & Capela, 2015
* '' Cylindera albopunctata'' (Chaudoir, 1 ...
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