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 *Abroscelis*, *Antennaria*, *Apteroessa*
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)
Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: VII-VIII
Distribution
Nepal, India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Sikkim, Tripura), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, China (Yunnan)
Countries: Bangladesh · China · India · Cambodia · Laos · Myanmar · Nepal · Thailand · Vietnam
Provinces / states: Himachal Pradesh · Uttarakhand · Meghalaya · Assam · West Bengal · Sikkim · Tripura · Yunnan
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia