Jansenia nathanorum
| Jansenia nathanorum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Genus: | Jansenia |
| Species: | J. nathanorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Jansenia nathanorum | |
Jansenia nathanorum is an endangered species of tiger beetle endemic to India.[2][3][1]
Etymology
This beetle is named after Nathan family who collected the beetle from Kerala and provided it to Cassola.[2]
Description
A small beetle of 8-8.5 mm length with a copper-bronze colored head with green reflections. It can be distinguished from other species by the presence of a small anterior dot found at the middle of the elytron between suture and lateral margin. The females have distinct tooth in the middle. The elytra is bronze in color with two small round spots.
References
- ^ a b IUCN (2024-06-09). Jansenia nathanorum: Pearson, D.L., Dasgupta, J., Hegde, V., Kalawate, A.S., Sharan, V., Vasanth, D., Ravindra, U., Bhattacharjee, T. & Molur, S.: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T229888166A229888168 (Report). International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2025-1.rlts.t229888166a229888168.en.
- ^ a b Cassola, Fabio; Werner, Karl. "Two new Jansenia species from South India (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)" (PDF). Mitteilungen des Internationalen Entomologischen Vereins. 28 (3–4): 77–92. ISSN 1019-2808.
- ^ "Jansenia nathanorum Cassola & Werner, 2003". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-06-04.