Research Article
Splendid Hybrids: The Effects of a Tiger Beetle Hybrid Zone on Apparent Species Diversity
Table 1
Identification characters used to differentiate between species in the Cicindela splendida group.
| Character | C. denverensis | C. limbalis | C. splendida |
| Dorsal head | Green to blue-green | Purple, red, or dull red | Green to blue | Margins of head | Green to blue-green | Green to blue | Green to blue | Dorsal pronotum | Green to blue-green | Purple, red, or dull red | Green to blue | Margins of pronotum | Green to blue-green | Green to blue | Green to blue | Elytra | Green to blue-green | Purple, red, or dull red | Red, purple, or (rarely) green | Margins of elytra | Green to blue-green | Green to blue | Green to blue | Proepisternum | Green to blue | Red to orange | Green to blue |
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