Amblycheila cylindriformis

Taxobox | name = "Amblycheila cylindriformis"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Coleoptera
familia = Carabidae
subfamilia = Cicindelinae
tribus = Omini
genus = "Amblycheila"
species = "A. cylindriformis"
binomial = "Amblycheila cylindriformis"
binomial_authority = (Say, 1823)

"Amblycheila cylindriformis" is a species of flightless tiger beetle. It shares its genus with at least five other species in the United States, with a few more found in Mexico.

The beetle is nocturnal and flightless, and lives in grassland areas of the Great Plains; far-southwestern South Dakota seems to be the northernmost limit of its habitat. "A. cylindriformis" can be found walking along bare ground at night, and can be collected in pitfall traps.

External links

* [http://pie.midco.net/tigerbeetle/TigerBeetle/amblycheila.htm Tiger Beetles of South Dakota]
* [http://bugguide.net/node/view/36442/bgpage BugGuide] - photos of "Amblycheila"