Apterodela shirakii
Shirakii Tiger Beetle
Palearctic / Oriental IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
Wiesner, 2013
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
17 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
apterous
Countries
1
Data level
complete
Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification
This diagnosis describes the genus Apterodela, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.
DIAGNOSIS — *Apterodela* Putchkov & Matalin, 2003 Body small to medium (8–12 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus. Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Similar taxa: Resembles *Cicindela*, *Cicindelidia*, *Cylindera*
Etymology
From Greek *a-* (without) + *pteró-* (wing) + Cicindel- stem (-dela) — "wingless tiger beetle".
Seasonal activity
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: V-VIII
Distribution
Taiwan
Countries: Taiwan
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia