Pometon bolivianus Huber, 1999
Bolivian tiger beetle, Bolivian ornate tiger beetle
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Rediscovered
Distribution
Chiquitano area, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia (eastern)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Huber, R. L. (1999). Eight new tiger beetle species from Bolivia in the genera Odontocheila, Pentacomia and Pometon (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae). Cicindela 31: 1-44.
Other references:
Pearson, D. L., Brzoska, D. W. and Guerra, J. F. (1996). Rediscovery of Pometon singularis Fleutiaux (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) and notes on its natural history in southeastern Bolivia. Cicindela 28: 12-22.
Pearson, D. L., Guerra, J. F. and Brzoska, D. (1999). The tiger beetles of Bolivia: their identification, distribution and natural history (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae). Contrib Entomol Int. 3(4): 381-523.
Perger, Robert et al. (2020). Rediscovery of the endangered Bolivian tiger beetle Pometon bolivianus Huber (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) and implications for future. Journal of Natural History 54(21-22): 1337-1341. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1799607 [Abstract]