Ellipsoptera hamata

Ellipsoptera hamata, the coastal tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Ellipsoptera hamata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Cicindelidae
Genus:	Ellipsoptera
Species:	E. hamata
Binomial name
Ellipsoptera hamata (Audouin & Brullé, 1839)
Synonyms[1]
Cicindela hamata Audouin and Brullé, 1839

Subspecies

These four subspecies belong to the species Ellipsoptera hamata:

• Ellipsoptera hamata hamata (Audouin & Brullé, 1839)
• Ellipsoptera hamata lacerata (Chaudoir, 1854)
• Ellipsoptera hamata monti (Vaurie, 1951)
• Ellipsoptera hamata pallifera (Chaudoir, 1852)