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Neocollyris bonellii

(Guerin-Meneville, 1844)

Common name: Bonellii Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Collyridini
Subtribe
Collyridina
Bioregion
Oriental / Palearctic
Countries
10
Body length
16 mm
Habitat
arboreal
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

Indonesia (Sumatra: S. utara, S. barat, Bengkulu, Jambi, S. selatan, Sumbawa, Sumba), Malaysia (Malacca, Sarawak), Sabah, Philippines (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand, West Bengal), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, Jiangxi, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang)

Provinces: Sumatra, S. barat, Bengkulu, Jambi, S. selatan, Sumbawa +23 more

Flight period

I

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Similar to: Resembles Collyris, Protocollyris, Tricondyla
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII

VI-X (monsoon-triggered, Oriental)

Key diagnostic characters

DIAGNOSIS — Neocollyris W. Horn, 1901 Body 8–16 mm, strongly elongate with ant-mimicking habitus.

Confidence profile

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

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: [orig. comb.] bonellii bonellii (Guerin-Meneville, 1844) (Guerin-Meneville, 1844)

Originally described as bonellii bonellii (Guerin-Meneville, 1844); transferred to Neocollyris · Verified in Wiesner 2020 checklist

Synonym: Cicindela bonellii bonellii (Guerin-Meneville, 1844) [basionym]

Data quality: 90/100  ·  Source: GBIF; Wiesner2020; matrix-morphology; UniyalBhargav2007Shivalik  ·  Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-14

Frequently asked

What is the Bonellii Tiger Beetle? ▾
Neocollyris (Heterocollyris) Naviaux, 1994 is a subgenus of slender, metallic cicindelids haunting the bark and branches of Oriental forest trees. These elongate hunters, reaching 18 mm, conceal their larvae in bark burrows — a hallmark of arboreal Collyridini life. Around 23 species range across
Where does the Bonellii Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in arboreal habitats. distributed across the Oriental / Palearctic region. with records from
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