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Myriochila semicincta

(Dejean, 1831)

Common name: Semicincta Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Australasian / Oriental
Countries
3
Body length
12 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

Indonesia (?Jawa, Dama Isl., Mussol, Papua, New Guinea, New Britain, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Loyalty Islands, Australia (Western, South, Northern Territory, Victoria, Tasmania)

Coastal habitatBiome: Coastal sandy
Provinces: Jawa, Dama Isl., Mussol, Papua, New Guinea, New Britain +8 more

Flight period

I

Active April–September (peak May–Aug)

Similar to: Resembles Hypaetha, Lophyra, Prothyma
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII

IX-III (austral wet season / monsoon)

Key diagnostic characters

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

Precise distribution

AU, ID, NC

Confidence profile

geo:H|bio:H|morph:H|pheno:I|elev:I|obs:M

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Frequently asked

What is the Sericeolongicornis Tiger Beetle? ▾
Myriochila Motschulsky, 1857 is a genus of roughly 30 metallic tiger beetles ranging across the Afrotropical and Oriental regions. These nocturnal hunters patrol bare, moist soils and open wetland margins, their large eyes adapted for low-light pursuit. Larvae develop in vertical burrows excavated
Where does the Sericeolongicornis Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Palearctic / Afrotropic