Phaeoxantha klugii
(Bates, 1869)
Common name: Klugii Tiger Beetle
Distribution
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru (Amazonas, Cusco, Sivia, Rio Napo), Brazil (Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondonia)
Flight period
IX-III (rainfall-triggered, Neotropical wet season)
Key diagnostic characters
DIAGNOSIS — *Phaeoxantha* Chaudoir, 1850 Body medium to large (12–20 mm), robust habituwith typical of Megacephalini. Head broad, wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant (leswith so than diurn
Confidence profile
geo:H|bio:H|morph:H|pheno:I|elev:I|obs:M
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Taxonomic notes
Original combination: [orig. comb.] laminata (Bates, 1869) (Bates, 1869)
Originally described as laminata (Bates, 1869); transferred to Phaeoxantha
Synonym: Cicindela laminata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Data quality: 75/100 · Source: GBIF; Wiesner2020; matrix-morphology · Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-13