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11(10) Head, pronotum, and dark areas of elytra blackish
brown. Elytra (Fig. 158): pale markings narrow;
humeral lunule separated from marginal line; middle
band jagged. [Body length 8.4–10.7 mm; occurs on
black ironsand; northern North Island (western AK
and WO).] .......................(p. 34)... campbelli (Broun)
—Head, pronotum, and dark areas of elytra greenish
bronze. Elytra (Fig. 159): pale markings very wide;
humeral lunule fused with marginal line; middle
band not jagged. [Body length 8.5–10.3 mm; occurs
on yellow sand; northern North Island (western ND
and AK).] .....................(p. 35)... perhispida (Broun)
Zecicindela hamiltoni (Broun, 1921) E new
combination
Figures 51, 148; Map p. 184
Common name. Hamilton’s Tiger Beetle.
Cicindela (Neocicindela) hamiltoni: Larochelle & Larivière,
2001: 37 and 2007a: 110.
Neocicindela hamiltoni: Lorenz, 2005: 61; Brzoska, 2006: 29;
Cassola & Moravec, 2010: 12.
Description. Body length: 8.5–9.2 mm. Head and pronotum
greenish; dark areas of elytra dark brown. Pale
markings of elytra cream-coloured, narrow, immaculate;
humeral lunule incomplete, fused with marginal line; middle
band incomplete, almost absent, not extending beyond
base of apical lunule; marginal line fused with apical
lunule. Antennae and legs entirely dark. Elytral sculpture:
dark areas granulate, densely covered with minute green
punctures, with small green foveae in subsutural row and
humeral area. Dark areas of elytra rather dull, with slight
greenish metallic lustre. Head. Labrum quadrisetose anteriorly.
Antennal segment 1 (scape) with a single setiferous
pore. Thorax. Pronotum (Fig. 148) subcordate; sides
moderately rounded; lateral margins double. Proepisterna
and metepisterna setose. Legs. Tarsal claws much shorter
than tarsal segment 5 (about half its length). Elytra. Sides
widening behind middle. Apices not serrulate. Abdomen.
Sterna glabrous. Aedeagus (Fig. 51).
References. Larochelle & Larivière, 2001: 37 (as Cicindela
(Neocicindela) hamiltoni; catalogue; biology, dispersal
power, ecology, geographic distribution, references);
Brzoska, 2006: 29 (as Neocicindela hamiltoni; ecology);
Cassola & Moravec, 2010: 12 (as Neocicindela hamiltoni;
ecology, geographic distribution).
Zecicindela helmsi novaseelandica (Horn, 1892) E
new combination and status
Figure 149; Map p. 184
Common name. New Zealand Tiger Beetle.
Larochelle & Larivière (2013): Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera)
Cicindela novaseelandica: as a junior synonym of Cicindela
(Neocicindela) helmsi (Larochelle & Larivière 2001: 37).
Neocicindela novaseelandica: resurrected from synonymy with
Neocicindela helmsi by Cassola & Moravec, 2010: 13.
Description. Body length: 9.2–11.3 mm. Head and
pronotum aeneous or bronze, with greenish tinge; dark
areas of elytra purplish-brown, with greenish tinge. Pale
markings cream-coloured, moderately wide; apical lunule
maculate; humeral lunule complete, usually widely separated
from marginal line; middle band complete, angular,
not extending beyond base of apical lunule; marginal line
usually widely separated from apical lunule. Antennae and
legs entirely dark. Elytral sculpture: dark areas granulate,
densely covered with minute blue punctures ringed with
golden-green, with sparse large bluish foveae with golden
centre (foveae deep giving uneven elytral surface). Dark
areas of elytra dull, with slight greenish, aeneous or bronze
metallic lustre. Head. Labrum quadrisetose anteriorly.
Antennal segment 1 (scape) with 9–16 setiferous pores.
Thorax. Pronotum (Fig. 149) subcordate; sides moderately
rounded; lateral margins double. Proepisterna and metepisterna
setose. Legs. Tarsal claws much shorter than tarsal
segment 5 (about half its length). Elytra. Sides strongly
widening behind middle. Apices not serrulate. Abdomen.
Sterna setose. Aedeagus. As in nominal subspecies.
References. Larochelle & Larivière, 2001: 37 (as Cicindela
(Neocicindela) helmsi; catalogue; biology, dispersal
power, ecology, geographic distribution, references);
Cassola & Moravec, 2010: 13–16 (as Neocicindela novaseelandica;
ecology, geographic distribution, taxonomy).
Remarks. Zecicindela helmsi novaseelandica is closest
to Zecicindela helmsi halli, from which it can be
distinguished by a combination of morphological and
eco-geographic characters: elytra with humeral lunule
usually widely separated from marginal line and apical
lunule usually widely separated from marginal line;
occurring away from water, on roads and trails of the
Central Volcanic Plateau (TO) of the North Island. Other
subspecies of Z. helmsi are associated with South Island
riverbanks. Cassola & Moravec (2010) provided photos
of the left elytron of the lectotype and paralectotype of
Cicindela novaseelandica.
See also Remarks under Z. helmsi helmsi.
Zecicindela helmsi halli (Broun, 1917) E new
combination and status
Figure 150; Map p. 184
Common name. Hall’s Tiger Beetle.
Cicindela halli: as a junior synonym of Cicindela (Neocicindela)
helmsi (Larochelle & Larivière, 2001: 37).
Cicindela halli: resurrected from synonymy with Neocicindela