Oxygonia moreti
Moreti Tiger Beetle
Afrotropical IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
(Bates, 1881)
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Odontocheilina
Body length
11.5 mm
Habitat
arboreal
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
2
Data level
partial
Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification
This diagnosis describes the genus Oxygonia, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.
DIAGNOSIS — *Oxygonia* Mannerheim, 1837 Body small to medium (7–12 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus. Head about awith wide awith pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Similar taxa: Resembles *Ambalia*, *Bennigsenium*, *Calyptoglossa*
Etymology
From Greek *oxýs* (sharp) + *gōnía* (angle, corner) — sharp-angled (pronotum or elytra).
Seasonal activity
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: VII-VIII
Distribution
Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda
Countries: DR Congo · Uganda
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia