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Ambalia satura

(Fairmaire, 1871)

Common name: Satura Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Afrotropical
Countries
1
Habitat
riverine-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

Madagascar

Riverine habitatBiome: Riverine

Flight period

I

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

Similar to: Resembles Apterodela, Cicindela, Cicindelidia
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X-IV (rainfall-triggered, Afrotropical wet season)

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: [orig. comb.] longipes flava (Naviaux, 1994) (Naviaux, 1994)

Originally described as longipes flava (Naviaux, 1994); transferred to Abroscelis · GBIF status: (subspecies-level record not separately indexed in GBIF · Verified in Wiesner 2020 checklist

Synonym: Cicindela longipes flava (Naviaux, 1994) [basionym]

Data quality: 63/100  ·  Source: GBIF; matrix-morphology  ·  Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-13

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Abroscelis Hope, 1838 is a small genus of six slender tiger beetles patrolling the intertidal and supratidal sand flats of East and Southeast Asia, from Japan and Korea south to Indonesia and the Philippines. Their extraordinarily long, delicate legs — the origin of the genus name, from Greek *hab
Where does the Longipes Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Nearctic region. with records from USA (Iow