Field Cards — Mali
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Elliptica lugubris
(Bates, 1878)
10–18 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
forestdiurnal
Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, strongly p
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Habrodera nilotica nilotica
Werner, 1999
11–16 mm
Active March–July (peak Apr–Jun)
open sandydiurnal
KwaZulu-Natal
Resembles Myriochila, Salpingophora, Socotrana
Lophyra clathrata clathrata
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation; [inherited from species]
Resembles Hypaetha, Myriochila, Prothyma
Lophyra senegalensis
(Dejean, 1826)
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
Yalinga
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa
Megacephala bocandei bocandei
(Bates, 1878)
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.3
Megacephala bocandei clermonti
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.8
Megacephala quadrisignata quadrisignata
(Bates, 1878)
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.3
Megacephala quadrisignata rivaliera
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.8
Myriochila dumolinii
(Bates, 1878)
9–15 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
= Cicindela fastidiosa (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Calochroa, Calomera, Cosmodela
Myriochila pauliani
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal
Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Myriochila plurinotata
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
coastaldiurnal
= Cicindela semicincta (Dejean, 1831) [basionym]
Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.
Prothyma banksi
(Bates, 1892)
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal
= Cicindela birmanica (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Distinguished from Cylindera, Cosmodela, other Oriental genera by aedeagal morphology and Prothymina subtribe characters (R
Resembles Calochroa, Calomera, Cosmodela
Prothyma concinna anosignata
W. Horn, 1934
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Prothyma concinna collarti
Cassola, 2002
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Prothyma concinna concinna
Dejean, 1831
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Prothyma concinna cursor
Guérin-Méneville, 1849
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Prothyma concinna duplicata
W. Horn, 1923
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Prothyma concinna erythrocnema
W. Horn, 1934
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Prothyma concinna flammea
Rivalier, 1964
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Prothyma concinna hiermeieri
Werner, 1993
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal
= Cicindela confusa (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Distinguished from Cylindera, Cosmodela, other Oriental genera by aedeagal morphology and Prothymina subtribe characters (R
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres feisthamelii
(Bates, 1878)
10–18 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa