The tiger-beetles of “hybrida” -species group (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Cicindelinae). III. A taxonomic review of the Iberian Cicindela lagunensis Gautier, 1872 complex

Abstract

On the base of morphological as well as male�s and female�s genitaliapeculiaritiesof four subspecies of the Iberian tiger beetle Cicindela lagunensisGautier, 1872 (accordingto Gebert, 1995) their taxonomic status is discussed. There are threeseparate specieswhich habitat in the Iberian Peninsula: C. lagunensis, C. ibericaMandl, 1935, stat.nov. and C. lusitanica Mandl, 1935, bona spec., stat. nov. C. lusitanicaincludes twosubspecies: C. l. lusitanica Mandl, 1935 and C. l. silvaticoides W.Horn, 1937 comb. nov.The lectotypus and paralectotypus of Cicindela (s. str.) hybrida silvaticoidesW. Horn,1937 were designated. Morphological characters and genitalia of bothsexes are described.The geographic distribution is given. The results of phylogeneticanalysis are discussed.The Iberian species of �lagunensis�-complex make a monophyletic groupwithC. hybrida Linnaeus, 1758, and this group has a sister group whichwas made up by C.sahlbergii Fischer von Waldheim, 1824 and other related species. Akey for identify theIberian species of �lagunensis�-complex is given.