Cosmodela batesi
Batesi Tiger Beetle
Palearctic IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
(Fleutiaux, 1898)
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
18 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
2
Data level
partial
Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification
This diagnosis describes the genus Cosmodela, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.
DIAGNOSIS — *Cosmodela* Rivalier, 1961 Body medium (10–18 mm), robust-cursorial habitus, somewhat broader than typical Cicindelina. Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.
Similar taxa: Resembles *Abroscelis*, *Antennaria*, *Apteroessa*
Etymology
From Greek *kósmos* (ornament, world) + Cicindel- stem — "ornamented tiger beetle"; Rivalier 1961.
Seasonal activity
Active January–December (year-round)
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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: I-XII
Distribution
China (?Hubei), Taiwan
Countries: China · Taiwan
Provinces / states: Hubei
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia