Amblycheila schwarzi

Amblycheila schwarzi, also known as the Mojave giant tiger beetle, is a flightless and nocturnal tiger beetle species found in the southern United States. A. schwarzi was first described by German entomologist Walther Horn in 1904.[1][2]

Amblycheila schwarzi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Amblycheila
Species:
A. schwarzi
Binomial name
Amblycheila schwarzi
W. Horn, 1904

References

  1. Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 267–268. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.
  2. Pearson, David L.; Knisley, C. Barry; Duran, Daniel P.; Kazilek, Charles J. (2015). A field guide to the tiger beetles of the United States and Canada: Identification, natural history, and distribution of the Cicindelinae (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 53–54. ISBN 9780199367160. Retrieved 24 May 2016.


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