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Pseudodromica formosa
Serrano & Cape, 2020 · Species
Beautiful Tiger Beetle
Description
Beautiful Tiger Beetle, 10mm, open ground specialist, diurnal, Afrotropical — tiger beetle data, photos & distribution.
Key characters
Horn, 1899 Body small to medium (7–13 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus.
Diagnosis
DIAGNOSIS — *Pseudodromica* W. Horn, 1899 Body small to medium (7–13 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus.
Facts
- Tribe
- Cicindelini
- Subtribe
- Prothymina
- Body length
- 10 mm
- Size class
- medium
- Habitat
- open-ground
- Activity
- diurnal
- Wings
- macropterous
- Bioregion
- Afrotropical
- Distribution
- Zimbabwe (Mashonaland West, Mashonaland East…
- Countries
- Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe
- Conservation
- NE
- Described by
- Serrano & Cape, 2020
Phenology
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Etymology
From Greek *pseudḗs* + Dromica — "false Dromica".
FAQ
What is the Grandis Tiger Beetle?
*Pseudodromica* is a genus of large, metallic tiger beetles patrolling the compacted laterite paths and clay pans of African woodlands under the open African sun. Cassola described the genus in 2002, and it currently encompasses 20 species distributed across the Afrotropical region. These diurnal hu
Where does the Grandis Tiger Beetle live?
It specialises in open ground habitats. distributed across the Afrotropical region. with records from Zimbabwe
External resources
Data quality score: 75 · tier A_verified