Ellipsoptera nevadica

Ellipsoptera nevadica, the Nevada 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 nevadica
Mating Nevada tiger beetles, Ellipsoptera nevadica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Cicindelidae
Genus:	Ellipsoptera
Species:	E. nevadica
Binomial name
Ellipsoptera nevadica (LeConte, 1875)
Synonyms[1]
Cicindela nevadica LeConte, 1875

Subspecies

These nine subspecies belong to the species Ellipsoptera nevadica:

• Ellipsoptera nevadica citata (Rumpp, 1977)
• Ellipsoptera nevadica knausi
• Ellipsoptera nevadica knausii (Leng, 1902)
• Ellipsoptera nevadica lincolniana (Casey, 1916) (salt creek tiger beetle)
• Ellipsoptera nevadica makosika (Spomer, 2004)
• Ellipsoptera nevadica metallica (Sumlin, 1990)
• Ellipsoptera nevadica nevadica (LeConte, 1875)
• Ellipsoptera nevadica olmosa (Vaurie, 1951)
• Ellipsoptera nevadica tubensis (Cazier, 1939)