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Jansenia azureocincta

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Jansenia azureocincta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Jansenia
Species:
J. azureocincta
Binomial name
Jansenia azureocincta
Bates, 1878
Synonyms
  • Cicindela azureocincta, Bates, 1878

Jansenia azureocincta is a species of tiger beetle endemic to the Western Ghats of India.[1][2][3]

Description

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A 8 to 9 mm long beetle with a bright copper-red colored head and pronotum. The elytra is copper-red colored with purple-blue iridescent elytral bands with two white spots on the rear half.

References

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  1. ^ Pearson, David L.; Wiesner, Jürgen; Acciavatti, Robert; Uniyal, V.P.; Anichtchenko, Alexandre (2020). A field guide to tiger beetles of India: identification and biology of the Cicindelidae. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. p. 157. ISBN 978-81-211-0933-8.
  2. ^ "Jansenia azureocincta (Bates, 1878)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  3. ^ Robert E Acciavatti; David L Pearson (1989). The tiger beetle genus Cicindela (Coleoptera, Insecta) from the Indian subcontinent. p. 222.