Dilatotarsa patricia

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

This diagnosis describes the genus Dilatotarsa, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.

DIAGNOSIS — *Dilatotarsa* Dokhtouroff, 1882 Body small to medium (7–12 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus. Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.

Similar taxa: Resembles *Abroscelis*, *Antennaria*, *Apteroessa*

Etymology

From Latin *dilatatus* (dilated, widened) + *tarsus* — "dilated tarsi" (modified male protarsi).

Seasonal activity

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

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

Distribution

Indonesia (Sulawesi: S. utara, S. tengah, S. barat, S. selatan), Philippines (Mindoro, Luzon, Negros)

Countries: Indonesia · Philippines

Provinces / states: Sulawesi · S. tengah · S. barat · S. selatan · Mindoro · Luzon · Negros

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia