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Euzona albolineata

Albolineata Tiger Beetle
(Bates, 1892)
Afrotropical IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
(Bates, 1892)
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
12 mm
Habitat
riverine-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
10
Data level
partial

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

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

DIAGNOSIS — *Euzona* Rivalier, 1954 Body small to medium (7–11 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus. Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.

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

Etymology

From Greek *eu-* (well) + *zōnē* (belt, girdle) — "well-girdled" (referring to elytral banding).

Seasonal activity

Active October–March (peak Jan–Nov)

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

Distribution

Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Togo

Countries: SN · GM · GW · GN · SL · CI · GH · NG · Cameroon · TG

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia