Cicindelidae › Cicindelini › Cylindera › Cylindera viduata

Cylindera viduata

Viduata Tiger Beetle

(Bates, 1867)

Junior synonyms: chlorochila (Chaudoir, 1852), myrrha (Thomson, 1857)

Oriental / Palearctic IUCN NE

Rank

Species

Authorship

(Bates, 1867)

Subgenus

Ifasina

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)

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

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

Distribution

India (Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines (Palawan, Leyte, Mindanao), China (Beijing, Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan)

Countries: Bangladesh · China · India · Myanmar · Malaysia · Nepal · Philippines · Thailand

Provinces / states: Uttarakhand · West Bengal · Assam · Sikkim · Meghalaya · Manipur · Tripura · Palawan · Leyte · Mindanao · Beijing · Fujian · Guangdong · Yunnan