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Collyris gigas

(Bates, 1874)

Common name: Giant Long-necked Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Collyridini
Subtribe
Collyridina
Bioregion
Oriental / Palearctic
Countries
3
Body length
18.5 mm
Habitat
arboreal
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

Laos, N Thailand, China (Yunnan)

Provinces: Yunnan

Flight period

I

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

Similar to: Resembles Derocrania, Neocollyris, Protocollyris
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII

VI-X (monsoon-triggered, Oriental)

Key diagnostic characters

DIAGNOSIS — *Collyris* Fabricius, 1801 Body medium (9–15 mm), strongly elongate ant-mimicking habitus. Head elongate, distinctly longer than wide; eyes large but oriented somewhat laterally.

Precise distribution

CN, LA, TH

Confidence profile

geo:H|bio:H|morph:H|pheno:I|elev:I|obs:M

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: [orig. comb.] longicollis (Bates, 1874) (Bates, 1874)

Originally described as longicollis (Bates, 1874); transferred to Collyris

Synonym: Cicindela longicollis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Data quality: 83/100  ·  Source: GBIF; Wiesner2020; matrix-morphology  ·  Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-13

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Collyris Fabricius, 1801 is a slender, metallic tiger beetle of South and Southeast Asian forests, instantly recognisable by its strikingly elongate, cylindrical body — an adaptation to life on the bark of trees rather than the ground. Adults patrol rain-dampened trunks and branches in diurnal for
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