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Cylindera obliquefasciata obliquefasciata

Obliquefasciata Tiger Beetle

(Motschulsky, 1862)

Junior synonyms: obscurecoerulescens (Menetries, 1847), davidi W. Horn, 1895

Palearctic / Oriental IUCN NE

Rank

Subspecies

Authorship

(Motschulsky, 1862)

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 *Ambalia*, *Bennigsenium*, *Calyptoglossa*

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

Russia (Altai, E Siberia, Far East, Sakhalin), Mongolia, China (Beijing, Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Qinghai, Shandong, Shanxi, Xinjiang), Iran (Khuzistan, Djiroft)

Countries: China · Iran · RU

Provinces / states: Altai · E Siberia · Far East · Sakhalin · Beijing · Gansu · Hebei · Heilongjiang · Henan · Jilin · Liaoning · Nei Mongol · Qinghai · Shandong · Shanxi · Xinjiang · Khuzistan · Djiroft