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Cylindera germanica sobrina

German Tiger Beetle

(Bates, 1874)

Junior synonyms: obscurior (Schreber, 1759), boja (Schrank, 1798), obscura (Fabricius, 1798), stevenii (Dejean, 1825), cyanea (Cristofori, 1832), nigra (Krynicky, 1832), anthracina (Klug, 1834), apricaria (Gistl, 1837), kunzei (Gistl, 1837), subtruncata (Chaudoir, 1842), angustata (Motschulsky, 1844), laeta (Motschulsky, 1844), kindermanni (Chaudoir, 1865), deuteros (Dallatorre, 1877)

Palearctic / Oriental IUCN LC

Rank

Subspecies

Authorship

(Bates, 1874)

Subgenus

Cylindera

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: XI-I

Distribution

Spain, Andorra, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland, Great Britain, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Northern Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Arabia, Yemen, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Iran, Syria, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Russia (European Territory, W + E Siberia), Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, India (Ladakh), China (Qinghai, Xinjiang, Zhejiang)

Countries: United Arab Emirates · AF · AL · AT · BE · BG · CH · China · CZ · DK · DZ · EG · ES · FI · FR · GR · HU · IE · IL · India · IQ · Iran · IT · LY · MA · NL · NO · OM · RO · RU

Provinces / states: European Territory · W + E Siberia · Ladakh · Qinghai · Xinjiang · Zhejiang