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Odontocheila chrysis

Chrysis Tiger Beetle

(Bates, 1869)

Neotropical IUCN NE

Rank

Species

Authorship

(Bates, 1869)

Tribe

Cicindelini

Subtribe

Odontocheilina

Body length

11.5 mm

Habitat

riverine-sandy

Activity

diurnal

Wing type

macropterous

Countries

Data level

partial

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

This diagnosis describes the genus Odontocheila, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.

DIAGNOSIS — Odontocheila Laporte, 1834 Body 10–16 mm, robust Neotropical Cicindelini. Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).

Similar taxa: Resembles *Brasiella*, *Cicindelidia*, *Microthylax*

Etymology

From Greek *odoús/odóntos* (tooth) + χεῖλος (lip) — "toothed-lipped", referring to dentate labrum.

Seasonal activity

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

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

Distribution

Colombia, Guyana, French Guiana, Surinam, Trinidad, Tobago, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina (Buenos Aires, Chaco, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Tucuman), Brazil (Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Sao Paulo, Goias, Parana, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro)

Countries: Colombia · Guyana · French Guiana · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Venezuela · Peru · Bolivia · Paraguay · Uruguay · Argentina · Brazil

Provinces / states: Buenos Aires · Chaco · Cordoba · Corrientes · Entre Rios · Formosa · Jujuy · Misiones · Salta · Santiago del Estero · Tucuman · Amazonas · Mato Grosso · Sao Paulo · Goias · Parana · Minas Gerais · Rio de Janeiro