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Nickerlea aesdorsalis

(Blackburn, 1892)

Common name: Aesdorsalis Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Australasian
Countries
1
Body length
8.5 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

Australia (Western)

Open Sandy habitatBiome: Open arid
Provinces: Western

Flight period

I

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Similar to: Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Archidela
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XII

X-III (rainfall-triggered, austral wet season)

Key diagnostic characters

DIAGNOSIS — *Nickerlea* Mařan, 1940 Body small to medium (8–12 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus. Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.

Precise distribution

AU

Confidence profile

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

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: [orig. comb.] distypsideroides (Blackburn, 1892) (Blackburn, 1892)

Originally described as distypsideroides (Blackburn, 1892); transferred to Nickerlea

Synonym: Cicindela distypsideroides (Blackburn, 1892) [basionym]

Data quality: 72/100  ·  Source: GBIF; Wiesner2020; matrix-morphology  ·  Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-13

Frequently asked

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