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Leptognatha wagneri

Wagneri Tiger Beetle
Cassola, 2000
Australasian IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
Cassola, 2000
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
11.5 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
1
Data level
complete

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

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

DIAGNOSIS — *Leptognatha* W. Horn, 1922 Body small to medium (8–13 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus.

Similar taxa: Resembles *Ambalia*, *Bennigsenium*, *Calyptoglossa*

Etymology

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

Seasonal activity

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

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

Distribution

Papua New Guinea (Morobe)

Countries: Papua New Guinea

Provinces / states: Morobe

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia