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Habroscelimorpha striga
(LeConte, 1856) · Species
Highlands Tiger Beetle
Description
Highlands Tiger Beetle, 14.5mm, coastal sandy specialist, diurnal, Neotropical — tiger beetle data, photos & distribution.
Key characters
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith very large, strongly protuberant — open-substrate adaptation.
Diagnosis
DIAGNOSIS — *Habroscelimorpha* Dokhtouroff, 1883 Body medium (9–14 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus. Head wider than pronotum; eyewith very large, strongly protuberant — open-substrate adaptation.
Facts
- Tribe
- Cicindelini
- Subtribe
- Cicindelina
- Body length
- 14.5 mm
- Size class
- medium
- Habitat
- coastal-sandy
- Activity
- diurnal
- Wings
- macropterous
- Bioregion
- Neotropical
- Distribution
- Mexico (Yucatan)
- Countries
- Mexico
- Conservation
- NE
- Described by
- Freitag & Mook, 2020
Phenology
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Etymology
From Greek *habrós* (delicate, graceful) + *skélos* (leg) + *morphḗ* (form) — "of delicate-legged form".
FAQ
What is the Welling's Tiger Beetle?
*Habroscelimorpha* Dokhtouroff, 1883 is a genus of roughly twenty tiger beetle species tied to coastal and saline habitats, where intertidal and supratidal sands serve as both foraging ground and larval nursery. These medium-to-large beetles (12–17 mm) wear a pale metallic livery patterned with cont
Where does the Welling's Tiger Beetle live?
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Nearctic / Neotropical region. with recor
External resources
Data quality score: 58 · tier C_gbif_only