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Callytron monalisa
(Bates, 1892) · Species
Monalisa Tiger Beetle
Description
Monalisa 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
- Cambodia, Vietnam, China (Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan…
- Countries
- Cambodia, Vietnam, China, South Korea
- 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 Nivicinctum 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 Nivicinctum Tiger Beetle live?
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Oriental region. with records from Ca
External resources
GBIF · Wikipedia · iNaturalist
Data quality score: 58 · tier C_gbif_only