Platychile pallida
Pallida Tiger Beetle
Afrotropical IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
(Walker, 1859)
Tribe
Manticorini
Subtribe
?
Body length
25 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
nocturnal
Wing type
apterous
Countries
2
Data level
complete
Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification
This diagnosis describes the genus Platychile, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.
DIAGNOSIS — *Platychile* MacLeay, 1825 Monotypic. Body medium-large, apterous habituwith typical of Manticorini.
Similar taxa: Resembles *Abroscelis*, *Antennaria*, *Apteroessa*
Etymology
From Greek *platýs* (broad) + χεῖλος (lip) — "broad-lipped".
Seasonal activity
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: XI-I
Distribution
Republic of South Africa (N False Bay), Namibia (Swakopmund, Walfish Bay, Lüderitz, S'Oranje River)
Countries: NA · South Africa
Provinces / states: N False Bay · Swakopmund · Walfish Bay · Lüderitz · S'Oranje River
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia