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Cratohaerea chrysopyga

(Bates, 1878)

Common name: Chrysopyga Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Afrotropical
Countries
9
Body length
13 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania, ?Nigeria

Open Sandy habitatBiome: Open arid

Flight period

I

Active January–December (year-round)

Similar to: Resembles Pogonostoma
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X-IV (rainfall-triggered, Afrotropical wet season)

Key diagnostic characters

DIAGNOSIS — *Cratohaerea* Chaudoir, 1860 Body small (7–11 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus. Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.

Confidence profile

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

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: [orig. comb.] bifasciatum (Klug, 1834) (Klug, 1834)

Originally described as bifasciatum (Klug, 1834); transferred to Ctenostoma · Verified in Wiesner 2020 checklist

Synonym: Cicindela bifasciatum (Klug, 1834) [basionym]

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

Frequently asked

What is the Bifasciatum Tiger Beetle? ▾
Ctenostoma (Neoprocephalus) are slender, metallic tiger beetles of the Neotropical canopy, creeping along live bark and branches after dark. Reaching around 14 mm, these nocturnal hunters belong to the remarkable comb-mouthed tribe Ctenostomini, whose larvae develop within burrows excavated in bar
Where does the Bifasciatum Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in arboreal habitats. distributed across the Neotropical region. with records from Braz