Antennaria

Overview

*Antennaria* Dokhtouroff, 1883 is a small tiger beetle genus of four species distributed across the Oriental and Australasian regions. These compact, dark-bodied beetles measure 11–14 mm and inhabit open wet environments, favouring bare sandy soil, clay-loam, and riverine substrates. Nocturnal in activity, *Antennaria* represents one of the lesser-known cicindelid lineages of the Old World tropics and Australasia.

Type species: Cicindela velutina Dejean, 1825 [by subsequent designation]

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