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Manticora holubi cunenensis

Holubi Tiger Beetle
Péringuey, 1888
Afrotropical+Nearctic IUCN NE
Rank
Subspecies
Authorship
Péringuey, 1888
Tribe
Manticorini
Subtribe
?
Body length
50 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
nocturnal
Wing type
apterous
Countries
4
Data level
partial

Etymology

From Persian *martiya-khvāra* via Greek *mantikhṓras* ("man-eater" — legendary Persian beast); reference to the genus' enormous mandibles.

Seasonal activity

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

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

Distribution

N Namibia, N Botswana, Zambia, N Zimbabwe

Countries: BW · NA · Zambia · ZW

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia