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Nickerlea sloanei

(Blackburn, 1892)

Common name: Sloanei 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, Apteroessa
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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.] phalangioides (Bates, 1892) (Bates, 1892)

Originally described as phalangioides (Bates, 1892); transferred to Notospira · Verified in Wiesner 2020 checklist

Synonym: Cicindela phalangioides (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

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

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Notospira Rivalier, 1961 is a small Afrotropical tiger beetle genus of three species inhabiting sub-Saharan forest floors. These metallic, cylindrical beetles frequent compacted laterite, clay-pan, and sandy substrates beneath forest canopy. The genus name evokes a distinctive dorsal coiled markin
Where does the Phalangioides Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in open ground habitats. distributed across the Oriental region. with records from