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–August (peak May–Jun)
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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: V-VII
Distribution
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran
Countries: KZ · UZ · TM · Iran
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia