Salpingophora

Overview

*Salpingophora* Rivalier, 1950 is a small nocturnal tiger beetle genus of five species inhabiting forest floors and clay riverbanks across the Oriental and Palaearctic transition zone, from India and Pakistan to Iran. Beetles are slender and metallic, measuring 10–16 mm, and favor bare sandy, clay-loam, or riverine substrates. This compact genus represents one of the few Cicindelina lineages bridging the Oriental and Palaearctic realms.

Type species: Megacephala cingulata Hewitson, 1858 [by monotypy (Hewitson 1862 context)]

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