Glomera

Overview

*Glomera* Acciavatti & Pearson, 1989 is one of the smallest tiger beetle genera in the Oriental region, with adults measuring just 4–6.5 mm. These metallic, fully winged beetles inhabit open wet environments, foraging actively by day on bare sandy, clay-loam, and riverine substrates. The genus comprises approximately two species restricted to the Oriental zoogeographic region.

Type species: Glomera lacca Motschulsky, 1862 [by monotypy]

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