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Manautea tripotini
(Bates, 1878) · Species
Tripotini Tiger Beetle
Description
Tripotini Tiger Beetle, 10mm, coastal sandy specialist, diurnal, Australasian — tiger beetle data, photos & distribution.
Key characters
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Diagnosis
DIAGNOSIS — *Manautea* Deuve, 2006 Body small to medium (8–12 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus. Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Facts
- Tribe
- Cicindelini
- Subtribe
- ?
- Body length
- 10 mm
- Size class
- very-large
- Habitat
- coastal-sandy
- Activity
- diurnal
- Wings
- macropterous
- Bioregion
- Australasian
- Distribution
- Namibia (Hardap: Maltahöhe, Bethania: Hanam Plateau…
- Countries
- Namibia, South Africa, Botswana
- Conservation
- NE
- Described by
- Bates, 1878
Phenology
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Etymology
Named after Manautea (vernacular New Caledonian reference); see Deuve 2006.
FAQ
What is the Horni Tiger Beetle?
*Mantica* is a monotypic Namibian genus of the tribe Manticorini, patrolling open arid ground after dark. Its single species, a compact matte-bodied beetle 26–32 mm long, haunts compacted sandy and gravelly soils of the Hardap region. Larvae develop in vertical burrows dug into the baked earth below
Where does the Horni Tiger Beetle live?
It specialises in open ground habitats. distributed across the Afrotropical region. with records from Namibia (Har
External resources
GBIF · Wikipedia · iNaturalist
Data quality score: 72 · tier B_partial