Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification
This diagnosis describes the genus Cephalota, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.
DIAGNOSIS — *Cephalota* Dokhtouroff, 1882 Body medium (8–14 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus. **Head distinctly large, wider than pronotum and proportionally larger than in most Cicindelina** — diagnos
Similar taxa: Resembles *Calomera*, *Cicindela*, *Cosmodela*
Etymology
From Greek *kephalḗ* (head) + suffix -ota — "head-bearing" or "head-prominent".
Seasonal activity
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: V-VII
Distribution
Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldavia, Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia (Chowd aimak), China (Beijing, Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Qinghai, Shansi, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhejiang)
Countries: BG · China · HU · RO · RU · UA
Provinces / states: Chowd aimak · Beijing · Gansu · Guizhou · Hebei · Henan · Jiangsu · Liaoning · Nei Mongol · Qinghai · Shansi · Xinjiang · Yunnan · Zhejiang
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia