{{short description|Species of beetle}} {{Speciesbox | genus = Ellipsoptera | species = macra | image_caption = Sandy Stream Tiger Beetle | image = Sandy_Stream_Tiger_Beetle;_Ellipsoptera_macra_(37297470170).jpg | authority = (LeConte, 1856) | synonyms = {{Species list | Cicindela macra | LeConte, 1856 }} | synonyms_ref = <ref name=itis/> }}
'''''Ellipsoptera macra''''', the '''sandy stream tiger beetle''', is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in North America.<ref name=itis/><ref name=gbif/><ref name=buglink/><ref name=Bousquet2012/><ref name=Duran2020/>
==Subspecies== These three subspecies belong to the species ''Ellipsoptera macra'': * ''Ellipsoptera macra ampliata'' <small>(Vaurie, 1951)</small> * ''Ellipsoptera macra fluviatilis'' <small>(Vaurie, 1951)</small> * ''Ellipsoptera macra macra'' <small>(LeConte, 1856)</small>
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=Duran2020> {{Cite journal| title = Validation of tiger beetles as distinct family (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), review and reclassification of tribal relationships | last1 = Duran | first1 = Daniel P.| last2 = Gough | first2 = Harlan M. | journal = Systematic Entomology| volume = 45| issue = 4| date = 2020| pages = 723–729 | doi = 10.1111/syen.12440 | bibcode = 2020SysEn..45..723D | doi-access = free}}</ref>
<ref name=itis> {{Cite web| title=''Ellipsoptera macra'' Report | url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=931766 | website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System | accessdate=2019-09-24 }}</ref>
<ref name=gbif> {{Cite web| title=''Ellipsoptera macra'' | url=https://www.gbif.org/species/8277381 | website=GBIF | accessdate=2019-09-24 }}</ref>
<ref name=buglink> {{Cite web| title=''Ellipsoptera macra'' species Information | url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/268257 | website=BugGuide.net | accessdate=2019-09-24 }}</ref>
<ref name=Bousquet2012> {{Cite journal | title = Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico | date = 2012 | last1 = Bousquet | first1 = Yves | journal = ZooKeys | issue = 245| pages = 1–1722 | url = https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=4003 | doi = 10.3897/zookeys.245.3416 | pmc=3577090 | pmid=23431087 | bibcode = 2012ZooK..245....1B | doi-access = free }}</ref> }}
==Further reading== {{refbegin}} * {{Cite book | title = Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga | date = 2017 | editor-last1 = Lobl | editor-first1 = I. | editor-last2 = Smetana | editor-first2 = A. | publisher = Apollo Books | isbn = 978-90-04-33029-0 }} {{refend}}
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Category:Cicindelidae Category:Articles created by Qbugbot Category:Beetles described in 1856 Category:Taxa named by John Lawrence LeConte Category:Beetles of North America
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