Prothymidia gemmiprivata
Gemmiprivata Tiger Beetle
Afrotropical IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
(Bates, 1892)
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
13 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
2
Data level
partial
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 June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: VII-VIII
Distribution
Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo
Countries: Cameroon · DR Congo
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia