Representative habitats of Cicindelinae in La Mancha. A Laguna de la Sal (Toledo) in May. Salt flats occupied by Calomera l. littoralis B Laguna de Peña Hueca (Toledo) in April. Wet salt flats, with gypsum outcrops, occupied by C. l. littoralis; when totally dry, in summer, occupied by Cephalota circumdata imperialis C Laguna de Las Yeguas (Ciudad Real) in June. Salt flats, occupied by C. l. littoralis and C. c. imperialis; and halophytic prairies occupied by Cephalota dulcinea and Cylindera paludosa D La Laguna de Miguel Esteban (Toledo) in July. Salt flats, occupied by C. l. littoralis; and halophytic prairies with “albardinal” occupied by Cephalota m. maura E Laguna del Camino de Villafranca (Ciudad Real), with flamingos, in July. Sapropel shores occupied by C. l. littoralis F Laguna de Alcahozo (Ciudad Real) in June. Salt flats, occupied by C. l. littoralis and C. c. imperialis; and open areas near dry halophytic prairies occupied by C. dulcinea and also by C. c. imperialis. Photographs by N. Percino and MG-P.

 
 
  Part of: Rodríguez-Flores PC, Gutiérrez-Rodríguez J, Aguirre-Ruiz EF, García-París M (2016) Salt lakes of La Mancha (Central Spain): A hot spot for tiger beetle (Carabidae, Cicindelinae) species diversity. ZooKeys 561: 63-103. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.561.6042