Ophryodera divergentemaculata
Divergentemaculata Tiger Beetle
Afrotropical IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
Wiesner, 2013
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
18.5 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
2
Data level
complete
Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification
This diagnosis describes the genus Ophryodera, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.
DIAGNOSIS — *Ophryodera* Westwood, 1842 Body medium-sized (10–16 mm), robust-cursorial habitus. Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant; fronwith with paired supraorbital ridgewith raised
Similar taxa: Resembles *Ambalia*, *Bennigsenium*, *Calyptoglossa*
Etymology
From Greek *ophrýs* (eyebrow, ridge) + *dérē* (neck/throat) — referring to head-margin ridging in the genus.
Seasonal activity
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: XI-I
Distribution
Democratic Republic of Congo (Katanga), Zambia
Countries: Republic of Congo · Zambia
Provinces / states: Katanga
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia