Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification
This diagnosis describes the genus Physodeutera, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.
DIAGNOSIS — Physodeutera Lacordaire, 1843 Body medium, elongate Oriental Cicindelini. Distinguished from other Oriental Cicindelina by aedeagal morphology and species-group keys (Moravec monograph ser
Similar taxa: Resembles *Ambalia*, *Bennigsenium*, *Calyptoglossa*
Etymology
From Greek *phýsa* (bladder, bellows) + *deutera* (second) — "second bladder" referring to specific characters; coined by Lacordaire.
Seasonal activity
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: XI-I
Distribution
Madagascar (West, Central, highlands)
Countries: Madagascar
Provinces / states: West · Central · highlands
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia