Research Article
Splendid Hybrids: The Effects of a Tiger Beetle Hybrid Zone on Apparent Species Diversity
Table 6
Variations in color found in apparent hybrids between species in the Cicindela splendida group.
| Character | C. denverensis × limbalis | C. denverensis × splendida | C. limbalis × splendida |
| Dorsal head | Orange-green, yellow-green, or green | Green to blue | Orange-green to red | Margins of head | Green-blue to blue | Green to blue | Orange-green to red, limited greenish | Dorsal pronotum | Orange-green, yellow-green, or green | Green to blue | Orange-green to red | Margins of pronotum | Green-blue to blue | Green to blue | Orange-green to red, limited greenish | Elytra | Orange-green, yellow-green, or green | Bronze, orange-green, yellow-green or green | Purple, red, or dull red | Margins of elytra | Green-blue to blue | Green to blue | Orange-green to red, limited greenish | Proepisternum | At least partially red or orange | Green to blue | At least partially red or orange |
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