Cephalota circumdata

Cephalota circumdata is a tiger beetle species in the genus Cephalota that can be found in such European countries as Albania, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Romania, Spain, Ukraine, and on the islands such as Balearic, Sardinia, and Sicily.^[2] It can also be found in African nations of Algeria and Tunisia, and in Turkey.^[1]

Cephalota circumdata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Cicindelidae
Genus:	Cephalota
Species:	C. circumdata
Binomial name
Cephalota circumdata (Dejean, 1822)
Subspecies[1]
Cephalota circumdata cappadocica Cephalota circumdata circumdata Cephalota circumdata hattusae Cephalota circumdata imperialis Cephalota circumdata leonschaeferi
Synonyms
Cicindela circumdata Dejean, 1822 Cicindela dilacerata Dejean, 1831 Cicindela imperialis Klug, 1834 Cicindela internejuncta Pic, 1938 Cicindela marthae Barthe, 1908 Cicindela theresae Pic, 1938

Head of Cephalota circumdata, showing the compound eyes and mouthparts

Subspecies

• Cephalota circumdata circumdata (Italy, Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey)
• Cephalota circumdata cappadocica Franzen, 1996 (Turkey)
• Cephalota circumdata hattusae Franzen, 1996 (Turkey)
• Cephalota circumdata imperialis (Klug, 1834) (Spain, Italy, Algeria, Tunisia)
• Cephalota circumdata leonschaeferi Cassola, 1970 (France, Italy)