Post-glacial-radiation
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Cicindela decemnotata bonnevillensis
Lake Bonneville Tiger Beetle
Cicindela decemnotata bonnevillensis is a subspecies of the Badlands Tiger Beetle described in 2012 based on morphological and molecular evidence. It is one of four recognized subspecific entities within C. decemnotata, a species that has undergone rapid phylogenetic radiation following glacial recession approximately 10,000 years ago. The subspecies name refers to its association with the former Lake Bonneville basin.
Cicindela decemnotata decemnotata
Badlands Tiger Beetle
Cicindela decemnotata decemnotata is the nominate subspecies of the Badlands Tiger Beetle, a western North American cicindelid occupying the northwestern Great Plains, northern Great Basin, and Rocky Mountains north to Yukon. This subspecies is part of a species complex characterized by green coloration with variable red markings on the head, pronotum, and elytra, along with variably developed white elytral markings. Molecular and morphological evidence supports the recognition of this and three other subspecies, with populations having undergone rapid phylogenetic radiation following glacial recession within the last 10,000 years.
Cicindela decemnotata montevolans
Cicindela decemnotata montevolans is a subspecies of the Badlands Tiger Beetle described in 2012 based on morphological and molecular evidence. It represents one of four subspecific entities recognized within C. decemnotata, a species that has undergone rapid phylogenetic radiation following glacial recession in the past 10,000 years. The subspecies occupies montane or high-elevation habitats within the broader range of the species, which extends across the Rocky Mountains from the northwestern Great Plains and northern Great Basin north to Yukon.