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band complete, oblique, not extending towards apical lunule;
marginal line fused with apical lunule. Antennae and
legs entirely dark. Elytral sculpture: dark areas granulate,
densely covered with minute blue punctures with green
centre, with sparse small green foveae in subsutural row
and humeral area. Dark areas of elytra dull, with olivaceous
metallic lustre. Head. Labrum quadrisetose anteriorly.
Antennal segment 1 (scape) with 6–12 setiferous pores.
Thorax. Pronotum (Fig. 154) 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
subparallel. Apices feebly serrulate. Abdomen. Sterna
setose. Aedeagus (Fig. 54).
References. Larochelle & Larivière, 2001: 36 (as
Cicindela (Neocicindela) austromontana; catalogue;
biology, dispersal power, ecology, geographic distribution,
references); Brzoska, 2006: 32 (as Neocicindela
austromontana; ecology, geographic distribution); Cassola
& Moravec, 2010: 17 (as Neocicindela austromontana;
ecology, geographic distribution).
Zecicindela giveni (Brouerius van Nidek, 1965) E new
combination and status
Figures 55, 155; Map p. 184
Common name. Given’s Tiger Beetle.
Cicindela (Neocicindela) perhispida giveni: Larochelle &
Larivière, 2001: 38 and 2007a: 110.
Neocicindela perhispida giveni: Lorenz, 2005: 61; Brzoska,
2006: 33; Cassola & Moravec, 2010: 19.
Description. Body length: 9.0–10.0 mm. Head, pronotum,
and dark areas of elytra purple red. Pale markings of
elytra cream-coloured, very wide, fused together, covering
most of elytra, maculate. Dark areas of elytra on each
side of suture forming a wide-based upside-down triangle
(narrow-based in Z. savilli). Antennae dark; femora dark,
tibiae and tarsi mostly pale. Elytral sculpture: dark areas
granulate, sparsely covered with minute coppery-green
punctures, with sparse medium-sized green foveae. Dark
areas of elytra very shiny, with coppery-green metallic
lustre. Head. Labrum quadrisetose or sexsetose anteriorly.
Antennal segment 1 (scape) with 18–22 setiferous pores.
Thorax. Pronotum (Fig. 155) subquadrate; sides moderately
rounded; lateral margins simple. Proepisterna and
metepisterna setose. Legs. Tarsal claws about as long as
tarsal segment 5. Elytra. Sides subparallel. Apices strongly
serrulate. Abdomen. Sterna setose. Aedeagus (Fig. 55).
Lateral view: main shaft less concave dorsomedially than
in Z. savilli; apex rounded.
References. Larochelle & Larivière, 2001: 38 (as
Cicindela (Neocicindela) perhispida giveni; catalogue;
biology, dispersal power, ecology, geographic distribution,
references); Brzoska, 2006: 33–34 (as Neocicindela
perhispida givenii [sic]; ecology, geographic distribution);
Cassola & Moravec, 2010: 19 (as Neocicindela perhispida
giveni; ecology, geographic distribution).
Remarks. Zecicindela giveni, previously a subspecies of
Neocicindela perhispida, is removed from synonymy with
it and given full species status based on the distinctiveness
of the male genitalia and other characters of the external
morphology.
Zecicindela giveni is morphologically close to Z.
savilli but it has the following distinguishing features:
elytra with dark areas on each side of suture forming a
wide-based upside-down triangle and cream-coloured
pale markings; main shaft of aedeagus less concave dorsomedially
and apex rounded.
This species has narrow ecological preferences and
geographic distribution, occurring only on the cream-coloured
sand beaches and dunes at the top of the Aupouri
Peninsula in northern Northland (ND).
Zecicindela savilli (Wiesner, 1988) E new combination
and status
Figures 56, 156; Map p. 184
Common name. Savill’s Tiger Beetle.
Neocicindela perhispida savilli: as a junior synonym of Cicindela
(Neocicindela) perhispida giveni (Larochelle &
Larivière, 2001: 38).
Description. Body length: 9.0–10.0 mm. Head, pronotum,
and dark areas of elytra purple red. Pale markings
of elytra white, very wide, fused together, covering most
of elytra, maculate. Dark areas of elytra on each side
of suture forming a narrow-based upside-down triangle
(wide-based in Z. giveni). Antennae dark; femora dark,
tibiae and tarsi mostly pale. Elytral sculpture: dark areas
granulate, sparsely covered with minute coppery-green
punctures, with sparse medium-sized green foveae. Dark
areas of elytra very shiny, with coppery-green metallic
lustre. Head. Labrum quadrisetose or sexsetose anteriorly.
Antennal segment 1 (scape) with 18–22 setiferous pores.
Thorax. Pronotum (Fig. 156) subquadrate; sides moderately
rounded; lateral margins simple. Proepisterna and
metepisterna setose. Legs. Tarsal claws about as long as
tarsal segment 5. Elytra. Sides subparallel. Apices strongly
serrulate. Abdomen. Sterna setose. Aedeagus (Fig. 56).
Lateral view: main shaft more concave dorsomedially than
in Z. giveni; apex triangular.
References. Larochelle & Larivière, 2001: 38 (as a junior
synonym of Cicindela (Neocicindela) perhispida giveni;
catalogue; biology, dispersal power, ecology, geographic
distribution, references); Cassola & Moravec, 2010: 19
(as a junior synonym of Neocicindela perhispida giveni;
ecology, geographic distribution, taxonomy).