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partial NE subspecies Endemic · SO large ★ 6.3 Metallic

Megacephala somalica cassolai

Werner, 2003

Common name: Somalica Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Megacephalini
Subtribe
Megacephalina
Bioregion
Pantropical
Countries
1
Body length
24.5 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
nocturnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

Somalia

Coastal habitatBiome: Coastal sandy

Flight period

I

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Similar to: Resembles Phaeoxantha, Pseudotetracha, Tetracha
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VI-X (rainfall-triggered, variable)

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: [orig. comb.] somalica somalica (Bates, 1878) (Bates, 1878)

Originally described as somalica somalica (Bates, 1878); transferred to Megacephala · Verified in Wiesner 2020 checklist

Synonym: Cicindela somalica somalica (Bates, 1878) [basionym]

Data quality: 74/100  ·  Source: GBIF; Wiesner2020; matrix-morphology  ·  Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-13

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What is the Somalica Tiger Beetle? ▾
Megacephala Latreille, 1802 is a robust Afrotropical tiger beetle genus whose broad, enlarged head is wider than the pronotum — the source of its name. Active after dark on bare or sandy soils, these metallic-green to gold beetles are among the most striking nocturnal predators of African open hab
Where does the Somalica Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Pantropical region. with records from Somal
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