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Caledonomorpha poggii

Poggii Tiger Beetle
(Bates, 1892)
Australasian IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
(Bates, 1892)
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Prothymina
Body length
13.5 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
1
Data level
partial

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

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

DIAGNOSIS — *Caledonomorpha* Heller, 1916 Body small to medium (8–13 mm), elongate-slender habitus. Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.

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

Etymology

From Latin *Caledonia* + Greek *morphḗ* (form) — "of Caledonian form", endemic to New Caledonia.

Seasonal activity

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: V-VII

Distribution

New Caledonia

Countries: New Caledonia

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia