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Dromica furcata

Furcata Tiger Beetle
Boheman, 1848
Junior synonyms: armigera Chaudoir, 1883, transwaalensis Dokhtouroff, 1883, ramigera Chaudoir, 1883
Afrotropical IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
Boheman, 1848
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Prothymina
Body length
19 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
3
Data level
complete

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

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

DIAGNOSIS — Dromica Dejean, 1826 Body medium–large, elongate-cursorial Afrotropical Cicindelini, often brightly metallic. Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact

Similar taxa: Resembles *Ambalia*, *Bennigsenium*, *Calyptoglossa*

Etymology

From Greek *dromikós* (running, of running) — referring to characteristic fast running.

Seasonal activity

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

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

Distribution

Republic of South Africa (Free State, North-West, Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpumalanga), Mozambique (Maputo), Botswana

Countries: BW · Mozambique · South Africa

Provinces / states: Free State · North-West · Limpopo · Gauteng · Mpumalanga · Maputo

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia