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Dromochorus pilatei

Loamy Ground Tiger Beetle
(Guérin-Méneville, 1845)
Nearctic IUCN LC
Rank
Species
Authorship
(Guérin-Méneville, 1845)
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
11 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
nocturnal
Wing type
apterous
Countries
1
Data level
partial

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

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

DIAGNOSIS — *Dromochorus* Guérin-Méneville, 1845 Body medium (10–14 mm), robust habitus. Head wider than pronotum; eyewith moderate, leswith strongly protuberant than typical Cicindelina (correlated w

Similar taxa: Resembles *Apterodela*, *Cicindela*, *Cicindelidia*

Etymology

From Greek *drómos* (running) + *chorós* (dance) — "running dancer".

Seasonal activity

Active June–August (peak Jul)

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

Distribution

USA (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida)

Countries: United States

Provinces / states: Louisiana · Mississippi · Alabama · Arkansas · Tennessee · Georgia · South Carolina · North Carolina · Florida

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia