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Callytron doriai
Wiesner, 2016 · Species
Doriai Tiger Beetle
Description
Doriai Tiger Beetle, 14mm, coastal sandy specialist, diurnal, Oriental — tiger beetle data, photos & distribution.
Key characters
Head wider than pronotum; eyes very large, strongly protuberant — open-substrate adaptation.
Diagnosis
DIAGNOSIS — *Callytron* Gistel, 1848 Body small to medium (8–13 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus. Head wider than pronotum; eyes very large, strongly protuberant — open-substrate adaptation.
Facts
- Tribe
- Cicindelini
- Subtribe
- Cicindelina
- Body length
- 14 mm
- Size class
- medium
- Habitat
- coastal-sandy
- Activity
- diurnal
- Wings
- macropterous
- Bioregion
- Oriental
- Distribution
- Pakistan (Sind), India (Maharashtra)
- Countries
- Pakistan, India
- Conservation
- NE
- Described by
- Bates, 1892
Phenology
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
Etymology
From Greek *kallytron* (a broom, brush) — referring to setose mouth-parts or pronotum.
FAQ
What is the Gyllenhalii Tiger Beetle?
*Callytron* Gistl, 1848 is a medium-sized tiger beetle genus of roughly eleven species distributed across a remarkable combined range spanning the Palaearctic, Oriental, and Afrotropical regions. These metallic, depressed beetles favour open wet habitats, foraging nocturnally across bare soil and mu
Where does the Gyllenhalii Tiger Beetle live?
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Oriental region. with records from Pa
External resources
Data quality score: 58 · tier C_gbif_only