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Cylindera contorta

Contorted Tiger Beetle

(Fischer von Waldheim, 1828)

Junior synonyms: figurata (Chaudoir, 1835)

Palearctic / Oriental IUCN LC

Rank

Species

Authorship

(Fischer von Waldheim, 1828)

Subgenus

Eugrapha

Tribe

Cicindelini

Subtribe

Cicindelina

Body length

13.5 mm

Habitat

coastal-sandy

Activity

diurnal

Wing type

macropterous

Countries

Data level

complete

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

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

DIAGNOSIS — Cylindera Westwood, 1831 Body 6–13 mm, elongate-cylindrical habitus. Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.

Similar taxa: Resembles *Apterodela*, *Calochroa*, *Calomera*

Etymology

From Greek/Latin *cylindrus* (cylinder) + Cicindel- stem — referring to cylindrical body form; coined by Westwood 1831.

Seasonal activity

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: VII-VIII

Distribution

Romania, Moldavia, Turkey, Georgia, Ukraine, Russia (S European Territory, Altai W + E Siberia), Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Mongolia, China (Nei Mongol, Qinghai, Xinjiang)

Countries: AF · China · Iran · RO · RU · TR · UA

Provinces / states: S European Territory · Altai W + E Siberia · Nei Mongol · Qinghai · Xinjiang