Cicindela interrupta
Species of beetle
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Cicindela interrupta is a beetle of the family Cicindelidae.[1]
| Cicindela interrupta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Tribe: | Cicindelini |
| Subtribe: | Cicindelina |
| Genus: | Cicindela |
| Species: | C. interrupta |
| Binomial name | |
| Cicindela interrupta Fabricius, 1775 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
Its head, pronotum, and elytra are dark brown, with yellow markings on the elytra. It has large, prominent, compound eyes and large jaws.
Distribution
This species occurs in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.[2][3]
