LARVAL DESCRIPTION OF CICINDELA (DROMOCHORUS) PRUININA (CASEY) (COLEOPTERA: CARABIDAE: CICINDELINAE) WITH NOTES ON HABITAT AND ADULT BEHAVIOR

Authors

Stephen M. Spomer, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Paul B. Nabity, University of Illinois
Mathew L. Brust, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

4-17-2008

Comments

Published in The Coleopterists Bulletin, 62(1):37–41. 2008. Copyright (c) 2008 Stephen M. Spomer, Paul D. Nabity, and Mathew L. Brust.

Abstract

Cicindela (Dromochorus) pruinina (Casey) is a flightless tiger beetle that was described by Casey in 1897. Since its description, it has had a diverse nomenclatural history. It occurs from Kansas and central Missouri south through Oklahoma to south Texas. Aspects of the life history are poorly known, and the larval stages have not been described. Collections of live adults from Onaga, Kansas, were transferred to a terrarium, eggs were obtained, and larvae were reared and described. Larvae were similar to other known species of Cicindela L. Notes on habitat and adult behavior were also made.