Caledonica rivalieriana
Rivalieriana Tiger Beetle
Australasian IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
Cassola & Schüle, 2003
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Prothymina
Body length
13.5 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
1
Data level
complete
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)
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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: XI-I
Distribution
New Caledonia (Sarramea, Bouirou)
Countries: New Caledonia
Provinces / states: Sarramea · Bouirou
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia