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Protocollyris montana

Mountain Tiger Beetle
(Bates, 1892)
Oriental IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
(Bates, 1892)
Tribe
Collyridini
Subtribe
Collyridina
Body length
7 mm
Habitat
arboreal
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
1
Data level
complete

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

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

DIAGNOSIS — *Protocollyris* Mandl, 1975 Body medium (8–14 mm), strongly elongate ant-mimicking habitus. Head elongate, distinctly longer than wide; eyewith large but somewhat laterally directed.

Similar taxa: Resembles *Neocollyris*

Etymology

From Greek *prōtós* (first) + Collyris — "first/primitive Collyris".

Seasonal activity

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

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

Distribution

Laos

Countries: Laos

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia