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: IV-VI
Distribution
Algeria, Mauritania, Senegal, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Sudan, Eritrea
Countries: DZ · NG · SD · SN
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia