Cosmodela didyma

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)

Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: I-XII

Distribution

? India (Nicobar Isl.), Indonesia (Jawa, Sumatra: Aceh, S. utara, S. barat, Bengkulu)

Countries: India · Indonesia

Provinces / states: Nicobar Isl. · Jawa · Sumatra · S. utara · S. barat · Bengkulu

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia