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Hypaetha biramosa

(Bates, 1892)

Common name: Biramosa Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Oriental
Countries
6
Body length
15 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

India (Andaman and Nicobar Isl., Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu), Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand

Coastal habitatBiome: Coastal sandy
Provinces: Andaman and Nicobar Isl., Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

Flight period

I

Active April–September (peak May–Aug)

Similar to: Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII

IV-IX (seasonally predictable, estimated)

Key diagnostic characters

DIAGNOSIS — *Hypaetha* LaFerté-Sénectère, 1851 Body small to medium (8–14 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus. Head wider than pronotum; eyes very large, strongly protuberant — adaptation to open-substrat

Confidence profile

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

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: [orig. comb.] biramosa biramosa (Bates, 1892) (Bates, 1892)

Originally described as biramosa biramosa (Bates, 1892); transferred to Hypaetha · Verified in Wiesner 2020 checklist

Synonym: Cicindela biramosa biramosa (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

Data quality: 83/100  ·  Source: GBIF; Wiesner2020; matrix-morphology  ·  Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-13

Frequently asked

What is the Biramosa Tiger Beetle? ▾
Hypaetha LeConte, 1860 is a medium-sized tiger beetle genus of roughly eleven species inhabiting open sandy shores across the Old World, from the Red Sea and East African coast through South and Southeast Asia. These nocturnal hunters are built for life on bare sand, with a cylindrical, darkly pig
Where does the Biramosa Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Oriental region. with records from India (A
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