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Prothymidia vuilletorum

Vuilletorum Tiger Beetle
(Bates, 1892)
Afrotropical IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
(Bates, 1892)
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
13 mm
Habitat
arboreal
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
3
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 *Collyris*, *Derocrania*, *Neocollyris*

Etymology

Diminutive of Prothyma.

Seasonal activity

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

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

Distribution

Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria

Countries: CI · GH · NG

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia