Megacephala megacephala
Megacephala Tiger Beetle
Junior synonyms: megalocephala (Fabricius, 1801), senegalensis Latreille, 1806, cyanescens Dokhtouroff, 1882, krüperi W. Horn, 1892
Afrotropical IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
(Fabricius, 1801)
Tribe
Megacephalini
Subtribe
Megacephalina
Body length
24.5 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
nocturnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
2
Data level
complete
Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification
This diagnosis describes the genus Megacephala, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.
DIAGNOSIS — Megacephala Latreille, 1802 Body 15–25 mm, robust Megacephalini with markedly enlarged head. Ground color bright metallic (green, gold, blue).
Etymology
From Greek *mégas* (big, large) + *kephalḗ* (head) — referring to the conspicuously broadened head wider than the pronotum.
Seasonal activity
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: XI-I
Distribution
Senegal, Mauritania, Guinea, and Wiesner 2015, Burkina Faso, Benin, Niger, Nigeria, Chad
Countries: NG · SN
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia