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Cylindera minuta

Minuta Tiger Beetle

(Bates, 1867)

Junior synonyms: baltimorensis (Herbst, 1806), tremebunda (Macleay, 1825), pumila (Dejean, 1826)

Oriental / Palearctic IUCN NE

Rank

Species

Authorship

(Bates, 1867)

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 *Calomera*, *Cephalota*, *Cicindela*

Etymology

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

Seasonal activity

Active May–August (peak Jun–Jul)

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

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)

Countries: Bangladesh · China · Indonesia · India · Cambodia · Laos · Myanmar · Malaysia · Nepal · Philippines · Thailand · Vietnam

Provinces / states: Arunachal Pradesh · Meghalaya · Assam · West Bengal · Jharkhand · Gujarat · Maharashtra · Karnataka · Andhra Pradesh · Tamil Nadu · Odisha · Yunnan · Sumatra · Jawa · Sumbawa · Philippines