Elytral-maculation
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Cicindelidia rufiventris hentzii
Hentz's Tiger Beetle
Cicindelidia rufiventris hentzii is a subspecies of the eastern red-bellied tiger beetle endemic to isolated populations near Boston, Massachusetts. It represents the extreme expression of a clinal variation in elytral maculation, with the most developed maculations of any population in the species range. The subspecies is rarely encountered and has been documented by few observers.