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Leptognatha sumliniana

Sumliniana Tiger Beetle
Cassola, 2000
Australasian IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
Cassola, 2000
Subgenus
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
11.5 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
nocturnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
1
Data level
complete

Diagnosis & identification

Thylacina: black; aedeagus apex strongly bent downwards, thin (cf. rudolfbennigseni: robust wide)

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

Etymology

From Greek *leptós* (slender, thin) + *gnáthos* (jaw) — "slender-jawed".

Seasonal activity

Active October–March (peak Jan–Nov)

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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: XI-I

Distribution

Papua New Guinea (Western Province)

Countries: Papua New Guinea

Provinces / states: Western Province

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia