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Dromica zambiensis

Cassola, 2002

Common name: Zambiensis Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Prothymina
Bioregion
Afrotropical
Countries
1
Body length
19 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

Zambia (Copperbelt, Central, Eastern)

Open Sandy habitatBiome: Open arid
Provinces: Copperbelt, Central, Eastern

Flight period

I

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

Similar to: Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII

IV-IX (seasonally predictable)

Key diagnostic characters

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

Precise distribution

ZM

Confidence profile

geo:M|bio:H|morph:H|pheno:I|elev:I|obs:M

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: Dromicoida elegantia (Werner, 2003)

Data quality: 75/100  ·  Source: GBIF; Wiesner2020; matrix-morphology  ·  Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-13

Frequently asked

What is the Elegantia Tiger Beetle? ▾
On the muddy lakeshores of West Africa, Dromicoida fields a single, copper-metallic species barely 9 mm long. Found in Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso, it haunts clay-pan and laterite margins where few tiger beetles venture. Its oval build and gleaming dorsum set it apart from all sympatric Cicindeli
Where does the Elegantia Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in forest floor habitats. distributed across the Afrotropical region. with records from Ivo
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