Cephalota vartianorum

Cephalota vartianorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Cephalota
Species:
C. vartianorum
Binomial name
Cephalota vartianorum
(Mandl, 1967)
Synonyms
  • Cicindela vartianorum Mandl, 1967

Cephalota vartianorum is a species of tiger beetle. This species is found in Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Iran.[1] It is found in saline habitats, as well as salt crusts in summer.

Taxonomy

The species was formerly treated as a subspecies of Cephalota zarudniana, but was elevated to full species rank by Jorg Gebert in 2016.[2]

References

  1. ^ Catalogue of Life: Cephalota (Taenidia) vartianorum
  2. ^ The tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) of the southern Levant and adjacent territories: from cybertaxonomy to conservation biology
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