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Phyllodroma luteamaculata

Luteamaculata Tiger Beetle
(Bates, 1869)
Afrotropical IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
(Bates, 1869)
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Odontocheilina
Body length
11 mm
Habitat
arboreal
Activity
nocturnal
Wing type
apterous
Countries
5
Data level
partial

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

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

DIAGNOSIS — *Phyllodroma* Lacordaire, 1843 Monotypic. Body small, elongate-compact Odontocheilina habitus.

Similar taxa: Resembles *Ambalia*, *Bennigsenium*, *Calyptoglossa*

Etymology

From Greek *phýllon* (leaf) + *drómos* (runner) — "leaf-runner" (arboreal habit).

Seasonal activity

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: XI-I

Distribution

Republic of South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi

Countries: South Africa · SZ · ZW · Mozambique · Malawi

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia