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Myriochila melancholica semicircumcincta

Melancholica Tiger Beetle

Werner, 1999

Junior synonyms: aegyptiaca (Dejean, 1825), ludia (Dejean, 1831), hopei (Gistl, 1837), dentilabris (Chaudoir, 1844), hesperica (Motschulsky, 1849), tantilla (Boheman, 1848)

Palearctic IUCN NE

Rank

Subspecies

Authorship

Werner, 1999

Tribe

Cicindelini

Subtribe

Cicindelina

Body length

12 mm

Habitat

coastal-sandy

Activity

diurnal

Wing type

macropterous

Countries

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 April–September (peak May–Aug)

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

Distribution

Portugal (Algarve), Spain, Morocco, France, Italy, Greece, Serbia, Cyprus, Turkey, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, many more

Countries: United Arab Emirates · AF · DZ · ES · FR · GR · IL · IQ · Iran · IT · JO · LY · MA · OM · PT · RS · SA · SY · TN · TR

Provinces / states: Algarve