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Cosmodela duponti

Duponti Tiger Beetle

(Bates, 1892)

Junior synonyms: indica (Fleutiaux, 1893), barmanica (Gestro, 1893)

Oriental / Palearctic IUCN NE

Rank

Species

Authorship

(Bates, 1892)

Tribe

Cicindelini

Subtribe

Cicindelina

Body length

18 mm

Habitat

coastal-sandy

Activity

diurnal

Wing type

macropterous

Countries

Data level

complete

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

India (Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Mahya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Mizoram), Bangladesh (Dacca), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia (Malacca), Cambodia, Vietnam, China (Yunnan)

Countries: India · Bangladesh · Myanmar · Thailand · Laos · Malaysia · Cambodia · Vietnam · China

Provinces / states: Karnataka · Goa · Kerala · Mahya Pradesh · Jharkhand · Assam · Meghalaya · Arunachal Pradesh · Nagaland · Manipur · Tamil Nadu · Maharashtra · Mizoram · Dacca · Malacca · Yunnan