Prothyma bottegoi
Bottegoi Tiger Beetle
Palearctic / Afrotropical IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
(Bates, 1892)
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Prothymina
Body length
14 mm
Habitat
coastal-sandy
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
4
Data level
partial
Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification
This diagnosis describes the genus Prothyma, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.
DIAGNOSIS — Prothyma Hope, 1838 Body 8–14 mm, elongate Oriental Cicindelini. Distinguished from Cylindera, Cosmodela, other Oriental genera by aedeagal morphology and Prothymina subtribe characters (R
Similar taxa: Resembles *Ambalia*, *Bennigsenium*, *Calyptoglossa*
Etymology
From Greek *próthyma* (eagerness) or *prothyme* (zeal) — coined name.
Seasonal activity
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: V-VII
Distribution
Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, NE Democratic Republic of Congo
Countries: SO · Ethiopia · Kenya · DR Congo
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia