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free NE species Endemic · RU medium ★ 5.3 Iridescent

Cylindera minuta

(Bates, 1867)

Common name: Minuta Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Oriental / Palearctic
Countries
12
Body length
13.5 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

Nepal, India (Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, China (Yunnan), Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Jawa, Sumbawa, Philippines)

Coastal habitatBiome: Coastal sandy
Provinces: Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Gujarat +10 more

Flight period

I

Active May–August (peak Jun–Jul)

Similar to: Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cicindela
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII

VI-X (monsoon-triggered, Oriental)

Key diagnostic characters

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

Confidence profile

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

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: [orig. comb.] mongolica (Bates, 1874) (Bates, 1874)

Originally described as mongolica (Bates, 1874); transferred to Cylindera · Verified in Wiesner 2020 checklist

Synonym: Cicindela mongolica (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Data quality: 90/100  ·  Source: GBIF; Wiesner2020; matrix-morphology  ·  Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-13

Frequently asked

What is the Mongolica Tiger Beetle? ▾
Cylindera (Eugrapha) Rivalier, 1950 encompasses roughly 30 species distributed across the Palearctic, Afrotropical, and Oriental realms. These slender, metallic beetles measure 7–14 mm and favour open, wet habitats with bare or sandy substrates. Nocturnal hunters, their larvae develop in vertical
Where does the Mongolica Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Palearctic region. with records from Russ
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