Cicindela tranquebarica diffracta Casey, 1909

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 243-244

Cicindela tranquebarica diffracta Casey, 1909

Cicindela diffracta Casey, 1909: 273. Type locality: "Las Vegas [San Miguel County], New Mexico" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 45950].

Cicindela admiscens Casey, 1913: 25. Type locality: "Jemez Springs [Sandoval County], New Mexico" (original citation). Thirteen syntypes in USNM [# 45951]. Synonymy established by Horn (1915: 376).

Distribution.

This subspecies, the "Diffracted Tiger Beetle", is found from southern Wyoming to New Mexico and eastern Arizona (Kritsky and Horner 1998: 25, Fig. 5). According to Pearson et al. (2006: 107), it occurs in southern Nevada, northern Ari zona, and New Mexico; also recorded from Utah (Tanner 1929a: 80) and “Nebraska” (Erwin and Pearson 2008: 192).

Records.

USA: AZ, CO, NM, NV, WY [NE, UT]