Caledonica bavayi

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

This diagnosis describes the genus Caledonica, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.

DIAGNOSIS — *Caledonica* Chaudoir, 1860 Body medium (9–14 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus, somewhat more robust than *Caledonomorpha*. Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.

Similar taxa: Resembles *Abroscelis*, *Antennaria*, *Archidela*

Etymology

From Latin *Caledonia* (the Roman name for Scotland; later applied to New Caledonia in the Pacific where this endemic genus lives).

Seasonal activity

Active October–March (peak Jan–Nov)

Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: XI-I

Distribution

New Caledonia (Canala, Bouirail, Mt. Mou, Touho, Koumac, Sarramea)

Countries: New Caledonia

Provinces / states: Canala · Bouirail · Mt. Mou · Touho · Koumac · Sarramea

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia