Habroscelimorpha dorsalis

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

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

DIAGNOSIS — *Habroscelimorpha* Dokhtouroff, 1883 Body medium (9–14 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus. Head wider than pronotum; eyewith very large, strongly protuberant — open-substrate adaptation.

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

Etymology

From Greek *habrós* (delicate, graceful) + *skélos* (leg) + *morphḗ* (form) — "of delicate-legged form".

Seasonal activity

Active April–June

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

Distribution

USA (New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, Connecticut)

Countries: United States

Provinces / states: New Jersey · Maryland · Delaware · Virginia · South Carolina · Florida · Connecticut

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia