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Prothymidia angusticollis itombwensis

Angusticollis Tiger Beetle
Werner, 1999
Afrotropical IUCN NE
Rank
Subspecies
Authorship
Werner, 1999
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
13 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
10
Data level
complete

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

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

DIAGNOSIS — *Prothymidia* Rivalier, 1957 Body small (6–10 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus. Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.

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

Etymology

Diminutive of Prothyma.

Seasonal activity

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

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

Distribution

Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Angola, Botswana

Countries: AO · BW · Republic of Congo · Ethiopia · Kenya · Mozambique · NA · Tanzania · Zambia · ZW

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia