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. [inherited from species]
Similar taxa: Resembles *Calochroa*, *Calomera*, *Cosmodela*
Etymology
From Greek *myríos* (countless) + *cheíla* — "many-lipped" or many-toothed labrum.
Seasonal activity
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: V-VIII
Distribution
Pakistan (NWFP, Punjab, Sind), India (West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China (Yunnan), Cambodia, Malaysia
Countries: Bangladesh · China · India · Cambodia · Laos · Sri Lanka · Myanmar · Malaysia · Pakistan · Thailand · Vietnam
Provinces / states: NWFP · Punjab · Sind · West Bengal · Jharkhand · Odisha · Andhra Pradesh · Tamil Nadu · Yunnan
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia