Field Cards — Burundi

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Cratohaerea · CIC
Cratohaerea brunet
(Bates, 1878)
Brunet Tiger Beetle
Cratohaerea brunet
10–16 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
= Cicindela confusa (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
cratohaerea-brunet
Habrodera · CIC
Habrodera nilotica nilotica
Werner, 1999
Nilotica Tiger Beetle
Habrodera nilotica nilotica
11–16 mm
Active March–July (peak Apr–Jun)
open sandydiurnal
KwaZulu-Natal
Resembles Myriochila, Salpingophora, Socotrana
habrodera-nilotica-nilotica
Habrodera · CIC
Habrodera nitidula scheerpeltzi
Werner, 1999
Nitidula Tiger Beetle
Habrodera nitidula scheerpeltzi
11–16 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
= Cicindela ovas (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
habrodera-nitidula-scheerpeltzi iNat↗
Neochila · CIC
Neochila apicenitens
Werner, 2001
Apicenitens Tiger Beetle
Neochila apicenitens
8–12 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandydiurnal
Length 7.1–13 mm; Elongate, parallel-sided, black or bluish-green to blue-violet.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
neochila-apicenitens iNat↗
Oxygonia · CIC
Oxygonia moronensis
(Bates, 1881)
Moronensis Tiger Beetle
Oxygonia moronensis
9–14 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
Kivu
= Cicindela nigricans (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head about awith wide awith pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
oxygonia-moronensis
Pseudodromica · CIC
Pseudodromica neavei pseudosetosula
Cassola and Miskell, 2001
Neavei Tiger Beetle
Pseudodromica neavei pseudosetosula
7–13 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal
Horn, 1899 Body small to medium (7–13 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
pseudodromica-neavei-pseudosetosula