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Aniara sepulchralis

Q: What is the Longipes Tiger Beetle?

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

(Bates, 1869)

Common name: Sepulchralis Tiger Beetle

Tribe

Megacephalini

Subtribe

Megacephalina

Bioregion

Neotropical

Countries

Habitat

open-ground

Activity

crepuscular

Wings

macropterous

Distribution

Trinidad, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Brazil (Amapa, Amazonas, Pará, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul)

Open Sandy habitatBiome: Open arid

Provinces: Amapa, Amazonas, Pará, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul

Flight period

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

Similar to: Resembles Apterodela, Cicindela, Cicindelidia

III

VII

VIII

XII

IX-III (rainfall-triggered, Neotropical wet season)

Key diagnostic characters

Uniform matt black, no maculation, transverse labrum dentate, short antennae, large head >> pronotum; only species of genus

Precise distribution

Brazil (Amapá, Pará, Amazonas, Mato Grosso), Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Ecuador, Trinidad and Tobago

Confidence profile

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: Abroscelis longipes lombardi (Naviaux, 1991)

Data quality: 83/100 · Source: GBIF; Wiesner2020; matrix-morphology · Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-13

Frequently asked

What is the Longipes Tiger Beetle? ▾

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