Genus
Ronhuberia
2 species
Hidden along leaf-littered forest trails of South America, *Ronhuberia* is a small, metallic tiger beetle of the Neotropical realm. This nocturnal genus contains just two species, hunting the forest floor under cover of darkness on bare clay-loam and sandy clay substrates. Named in honor of American entomologist R.L. Huber, *Ronhuberia* represents a quiet jewel of Amazonian biodiversity.
Diagnosis
DIAGNOSIS — *Ronhuberia* Moravec & Kudrna, 2002. Body small, 10–15 mm, elongate-compact, cylindrical (L:W ratio 2–3); integument metallic. Eyes medium. Labrum subquadrate. Pronotum slightly elongate. Elytra fully developed; ground color metallic; maculation Odontocheilina-typical. Activity nocturnal. Habitat: Neotropical forest floor; substrate bare clay-loam, sandy clay, or forest-floor substrate. Two species. No confusion genera recorded.
Etymology
Named after R.L. Huber (American entomologist, Cicindela journal editor).
Species (2)
Distribution map — GBIF occurrences
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Overview
Hidden along leaf-littered forest trails of South America, *Ronhuberia* is a small, metallic tiger beetle of the Neotropical realm. This nocturnal genus contains just two species, hunting the forest floor under cover of darkness on bare clay-loam and sandy clay substrates. Named in honor of American entomologist R.L. Huber, *Ronhuberia* represents a quiet jewel of Amazonian biodiversity.
Type species: Ronhuberia fernandezi (Cassola) comb. n. [type species, original designation, Moravec & Kudrna 2002]
1. Wiesner, J. (2020) — checklist authority 2. Cassola, F. (2002) — original genus description honoring R. Huber 3. Moravec, J. (2020) — Cicindelini Vol. 2 4. Pearson, D.L. & Vogler, A.P. (2001) — Tiger Beetles: The Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity of the Cicindelids. Cornell Univ. Press, Ithaca, 333 pp. [ISBN 0-8014-3882-9] 5. Duran, D.P. & Gough, H.M. (2020) — Validation of tiger beetles as distinct family (Cicindelidae) and reclassification within Coleoptera. Systematic Entomology 45(4): 723-729. DOI: 10.1111/syen.12440 [validates Cicindelidae as separate family] 6. Gough, H.M., Duran, D.P., Kawahara, A.Y. & Toussaint, E.F.A. (2018) — A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Cicindelinae). Systematic Entomology 43(3): 567-586. DOI: 10.1111/syen.12324 [ML phylogeny of 328 taxa, 9 gene regions] 7. Wiesner, J. (2020) — Checklist of the Tiger Beetles of the World, 2nd edition (Verzeichnis der Sandlaufkäfer der Welt, 27. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Cicindelidae). Winterwork, Borsdorf, 534 pp. [Authoritative current world checklist] 8. Horn, W. (1908, 1910, 1915) — Coleoptera Adephaga, fam. Carabidae, subfam. Cicindelinae. In: Wytsman, P. (Ed.) Genera Insectorum, fascicles 82a, 82b, 82c. L. Desmet-Verteneuil, Bruxelles. BHL bibliography/45481 [foundational historical monograph of Cicindelidae, treating all genera known at the time] 9. nan (2003) — Biota Colombiana, Vol.4(2) (p.167-174) 2003, Escarabajos Tigre de Colombia, Vitolo /Pearson +2 citations · full list in paid edition
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