Caledonica

Caledonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Cicindelidae
Tribe: Cicindelini
Subtribe: Dromicina
Genus: Caledonica
Chaudoir, 1861

Caledonica is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia.

Caledonica measure 8.3–21 mm (0.33–0.83 in) in length. They live on tree trunks and are thus generally associated with forests.

Species

There are 16 recognized species in the genus Caledonica:

References

  1. 1 2 "Caledonica Chaudoir, 1861". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  2. 1 2 3 Kudrna, Arnošt (2016). "Revision of the genus Caledonica (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 56 (2): 567–628.
  3. ↑ Duran, Daniel P. & Gough, Harlan M. (2020). "Validation of tiger beetles as distinct family (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), review and reclassification of tribal relationships". Systematic Entomology. 45 (4): 723–729. Bibcode:2020SysEn..45..723D. doi:10.1111/syen.12440.