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Myriochila akhteri

Akhteri Tiger Beetle
(Bates, 1878)
Oriental IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
(Bates, 1878)
Subgenus
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
12 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
1
Data level
complete

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

This diagnosis describes the genus Myriochila, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.

DIAGNOSIS — Myriochila Motschulsky, 1862 Body 8–14 mm, elongate Old World Cicindelini, primarily Afrotropical and Oriental. Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.

Similar taxa: Resembles *Ambalia*, *Bennigsenium*, *Calyptoglossa*

Etymology

From Greek *myríos* (countless) + *cheíla* — "many-lipped" or many-toothed labrum.

Seasonal activity

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: V-VIII

Distribution

Pakistan (Baluchistan)

Countries: Pakistan

Provinces / states: Baluchistan

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia