Cicindelidae › Cicindelini › Odontocheilina › Mesochila › Mesochila tayutica
Mesochila tayutica
Moravec, 2018 · Species
Tayutica Tiger Beetle
Description
Tayutica Tiger Beetle, 7.2mm, forest floor specialist, diurnal, Neotropical — tiger beetle data, photos & distribution.
Key characters
Holotype ♂ INBIO; aedeagus stouter+shorter than wappesi; pronotum coarser transverse rugae; elytral apices rounded
Diagnosis
Holotype ♂ INBIO; aedeagus stouter+shorter than wappesi; pronotum coarser transverse rugae; elytral apices rounded
Facts
- Tribe
- Cicindelini
- Subtribe
- Odontocheilina
- Body length
- 7.2 mm
- Size class
- large
- Habitat
- forest-floor
- Activity
- diurnal
- Wings
- macropterous
- Bioregion
- Neotropical
- Distribution
- Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina (Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta…
- Countries
- Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
- Conservation
- NE
- Described by
- Bates, 1892
Phenology
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Etymology
From Greek *mésos* (middle) + χεῖλος (lip) — "middle-lipped".
FAQ
What is the Nigricollis Tiger Beetle?
After dusk on South American riverbanks and sandy beaches, *Metriocheila* Thomson, 1857 emerges as a solitary nocturnal predator — one of the most distinctive Megacephalini of the Neotropics. This monotypic genus is known from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Argentina, where adults hunt along riparian
Where does the Nigricollis Tiger Beetle live?
It specialises in open ground habitats. distributed across the Neotropical region. with records from C
External resources
GBIF · Wikipedia · iNaturalist
Data quality score: 75 · tier C_paper_only