Species Details
Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
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Common NameGrass-runner tiger beetle
SeasonalityAdults of this subspecies have been collected in June and July.
IdentificationAdults of Cicindela c. cinctipennis are small slender beetles; elytron with an unbroken marginal band, and the middle band may be distinct or reduced. Adults of C. cinctipennis imperfecta are slightly larger; elytron with the marginal band greatly reduced, or at most the humeral lunule is represented by a small spur which joins up with the middle band.
Scientific Name
Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
Common Name
Grass-runner tiger beetle
Habitat
Adults prefer sparse grass on clay soils in prairie grasslands; also on saline and alkaline soils.
Seasonality
Adults of this subspecies have been collected in June and July.
Identification
Adults of Cicindela c. cinctipennis are small slender beetles; elytron with an unbroken marginal band, and the middle band may be distinct or reduced. Adults of C. cinctipennis imperfecta are slightly larger; elytron…
Adults of Cicindela c. cinctipennis are small slender beetles; elytron with an unbroken marginal band, and the middle band may be distinct or reduced. Adults of C. cinctipennis imperfecta are slightly larger; elytron with the marginal band greatly reduced, or at most the humeral lunule is represented by a small spur which joins up with the middle band.
Life History
Adults are active during midsummer.
Conservation
This subspecies is moderately rare in Alberta.
Diet Info
None available.
Range
The range of this species extends over the western half of United States and Canada (extreme south) with isolated populations in northern Alberta and Yukon Territory. Cicindela c. cinctipennis is found in the southern…
The range of this species extends over the western half of United States and Canada (extreme south) with isolated populations in northern Alberta and Yukon Territory. Cicindela c. cinctipennis is found in the southern fifth of Alberta and near Peace River in the north.
Citation
Page Citation for Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
Page Citation
"Species Details - Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-108. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
References
Author
Freitag, Richard
Title
Catalogue of the tiger beetles of Canada and the United States
Publication Date
1999
Pages
195
Author
Wallis, J. B.
Title
Cicindelidae of Canada
Publication Date
1961
Pages
72
Author
Hilchie, Gerald J.
Title
The tiger beetles of Alberta (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Cicindelini)
Publication Date
1985
Series Title
Quaestiones Entomologicae
Volume
21
Pages
319-347
Author
Acorn, John
Title
Tiger Beetles of Alberta
Publication Date
2001
Pages
120
Specimen Information
There are 25 specimens of this Species.
UASM722 - Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Patricia
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-06-20
UASM723 - Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Patricia
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-06-20
UASM724 - Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Patricia
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-06-20
UASM725 - Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Patricia
Collected ByBall, G. E.
Date Collected1955-06-20
UASM726 - Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jenner
Collected ByHilchie, Gerald J.
Date Collected1980-07-01
UASM727 - Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Jenner
Collected ByHilchie, Gerald J.
Date Collected1980-07-01
UASM95361 - Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1919-06-28
UASM95362 - Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1920-07-15
UASM95363 - Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1922-07-17
UASM95364 - Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1923-06-18
UASM95365 - Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1923-08-26
UASM95366 - Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1925-07-29
UASM95367 - Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1926-06-09
UASM95368 - Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1926-07-02
UASM95369 - Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1926-07-02
UASM95370 - Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1927-06-14
UASM95371 - Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1927-07-06
UASM95372 - Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1928-06-06
UASM95373 - Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1928-07-07
UASM95374 - Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1928-07-11
UASM95375 - Cicindela cinctipennis cinctipennis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat
Collected ByCarr, F. S.
Date Collected1928-07-19