Taxonavigation

Familia: Carabidae
Subfamilia: Cicindelinae
Tribus: Cicindelini
Subtribus: Cicindelina
Genus: Zecicindela
Species: Zecicindela austromontana
Synonyms (1): Z. incognita

Name

• Zecicindela austromontana (Bates, 1878)
  • Authority for placement: Larochelle & Larivière, 2013: 32 ('new combination')
  • Gender: changeable (-us, -um, -a)
  • Original genus: Cicindela Linnaeus, 1758
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: syntypes (2)
    • Fixation: automatic ('two examples')
    • Description: 2 [adults]
    • Repository: MNHN [lost?]
  • Type locality: 'Castle Hill, Eastern slope of New Zealand Alps, Canterbury'

Primary references

• Bates, H.W. 1878: New species of geodephagous Coleoptera from New Zealand. Entomologist's monthly magazine, 15: 22–28. BHL Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 22]

References

• Brouerius van Nidek, C.M.C. 1965: Cicindelidae of New Zealand with descriptions of a new species and subspecies. New Zealand journal of science, 8: 352–358. full article (PDF) Reference page. 

• Cassola, F.; Moravec, J. 2010: New records of tiger beetles from New Zealand with taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on the genus Neocicindela (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae). Fragmenta entomologica, 42(1): 1–22. Reference page.  [see p. 17, and figs 4, 9, 10]

• Larochelle, A.; Larivière, M.-C. 2013: Cicindelinae to Trechinae (in part) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae). Fauna of New Zealand, (69) Extract and PDF Reference page.  [see p. 32, and Figures 54, 154; Map p. 183]

Vernacular names