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Cratohaerea chrysopyga

Chrysopyga Tiger Beetle

(Bates, 1878)

Afrotropical IUCN NE

Rank

Species

Authorship

(Bates, 1878)

Tribe

Cicindelini

Subtribe

Cicindelina

Body length

13 mm

Habitat

arboreal

Activity

diurnal

Wing type

macropterous

Countries

Data level

complete

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

This diagnosis describes the genus Cratohaerea, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.

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

Similar taxa: Resembles *Pogonostoma*

Etymology

From Greek *kratós* (strong) + *haíresis* (taking, choosing) — "strongly seizing"; refers to predatory mandibles.

Seasonal activity

Active January–December (year-round)

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

Distribution

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

Countries: Republic of Congo · Cameroon · GH · Kenya · NG · SN · Tanzania · Uganda · Zambia

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia

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