Cicindela obsoleta Say

Mawdsley, Jonathan R., 2009, Geographic variation in U. S. populations of the tiger beetle Cicindela obsoleta Say (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), Insecta Mundi 2009 (94), pp. 1-10 : 4-5

Key to U.S. subspecies of Cicindela obsoleta Say

1. Elytra black with thin narrow yellow or white lines ( Figure 10-14 ); fully-marked specimens with an inverted “V” at mid-elytron ( Figure 12-14 ); central and eastern Texas and Oklahoma, with disjunct populations in Arkansas, Missouri, and possibly New Mexico ..................................... ................................................................................. Cicindela obsoleta vulturina LeConte

— Elytral markings rounder and more robust (when present); distribution not as above ............. 2

2(1). Body size small (overall length 13-16 mm), associated with mesquite forests along the lower Rio Grande valley ............................................................ Cicindela obsoleta neojuvenilis Vogt

— Body size larger (overall length 15-20 mm), associated with grasslands in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, or western Texas ................................................................ 3

3(2). Elytra immaculate or nearly so, with at most four small white markings ( Figure 1-3 ) ............... ........................................................................................... Cicindela obsoleta obsoleta Say

— Elytra with more extensive and conspicuous white markings, which may be connected along the elytral margins ( Figure 5-9 ) ................................... Cicindela obsoleta santaclarae Bates

Figures

Figure 10-17. Adult habitus photographs of pinned specimens of Cicindela obsoleta in NMNH. 10) Cicindela obsoleta vulturina LeConte, female, Cisco, TX.11) Cicindela obsoleta vulturina, female, Henrietta, TX.12) Cicindela obsoleta vulturina, male, Forestburg, TX. 13) Cicindela obsoleta vulturina, male College Station, TX. 14) Cicindela obsoleta vulturina, male, 2.5 miles SW Calico Rock, AR. 15) Cicindela obsoleta neojuvenilis Vogt, paratype male, S. W. Hidalgo Co., TX. 16) Cicindela obsoleta neojuvenilis, paratype female, S.W. Hidalgo Co., TX. 17) Cicindela obsoleta neojuvenilis, paratype female, S. W. Hidalgo Co., TX.

Figure 1-9. Adult habitus photographs of pinned specimens of Cicindela obsoleta in NMNH. 1) Cicindela obsoleta obsoleta Say, male, Silver City, NM. 2) Cicindela obsoleta obsoleta, female, Carrizo Creek Picnic Area, Baca Co., CO. 3) Cicindela obsoleta obsoleta, male, Silver City, NM. 4) Cicindela obsoleta obsoleta X Cicindela obsoleta santaclarae, female, Silver City, NM. 5) Cicindela obsoleta santaclarae Bates, syntype female, Santa Clara, Chihuahua, México. 6) Cicindela obsoleta santaclarae, male, Ft. Wingate, NM. 7) Cicindela obsoleta santaclarae, female, Ft. Wingate, NM. 8) Cicindela obsoleta santaclarae, female, Ft. Wingate, NM. 9) Cicindela obsoleta santaclarae, male, Ft. Wingate, NM.