Cephalota vartianorum is a species of tiger beetle. This species is found in Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Iran.Catalogue of Life: Cephalota (Taenidia) vartianorum It is found in saline habitats, as well as salt crusts in summer.
Taxonomy The species was formerly treated as a subspecies of Cephalota zarudniana, but was elevated to full species rank by Jorg Gebert in 2016.The tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) of the southern Levant and adjacent territories: from cybertaxonomy to conservation biology
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