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Pometon singulare

Singulare Tiger Beetle
(Bates, 1869)
Neotropical IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
(Bates, 1869)
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Prothymina
Body length
11 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
1
Data level
complete

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

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

DIAGNOSIS — *Pometon* Gistel, 1857 Body small (7–10 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus. Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.

Similar taxa: Resembles *Apterodela*, *Calochroa*, *Calomera*

Etymology

From Greek *pómētos*/*pómatos* — etymology unclear; possibly coined.

Seasonal activity

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: V-VII

Distribution

Brazil (Goias, Santa Catarina)

Countries: Brazil

Provinces / states: Goias · Santa Catarina

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia