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Calomera funerea assimilis

Funerea Tiger Beetle

(Bates, 1874)

Junior synonyms: marginepunctata (Dejean, 1826), nigrocolorata (Mandl, 1969)

Oriental IUCN NE

Rank

Subspecies

Authorship

(Bates, 1874)

Tribe

Cicindelini

Subtribe

Cicindelina

Body length

13 mm

Habitat

riverine-sandy

Activity

diurnal

Wing type

macropterous

Countries

Data level

complete

Diagnosis & identification

greenish coloration + 3 elytral spots/side (no humeral); cf. funerea: coppery + 4 spots

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

Etymology

From Greek *kalós* (beautiful) + *mérē*/*méros* (part/thigh) — "beautiful-thighed" or "of beautiful parts".

Seasonal activity

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

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

Distribution

Pakistan, Nepal, India (Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Mizoram), Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, China (Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan)

Countries: Pakistan · Nepal · India · BT · Bangladesh · Myanmar · Thailand · Laos · China

Provinces / states: Himachal Pradesh · West Bengal · Assam · Arunachal Pradesh · Uttarakhand · Meghalaya · Sikkim · Mizoram · Hainan · Sichuan · Yunnan