Splendid Hybrids: The Effects of a Tiger Beetle Hybrid Zone on Apparent Species Diversity

Table 1

Identification characters used to differentiate between species in the Cicindela splendida group.

Character	C. denverensis	C. limbalis	C. splendida
Dorsal head	Green to blue-green	Purple, red, or dull red	Green to blue
Margins of head	Green to blue-green	Green to blue	Green to blue
Dorsal pronotum	Green to blue-green	Purple, red, or dull red	Green to blue
Margins of pronotum	Green to blue-green	Green to blue	Green to blue
Elytra	Green to blue-green	Purple, red, or dull red	Red, purple, or (rarely) green
Margins of elytra	Green to blue-green	Green to blue	Green to blue
Proepisternum	Green to blue	Red to orange	Green to blue