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Pseudodromica quinquecostata

Quinquecostata Tiger Beetle
Serrano & Cape, 2020
Junior synonyms: clathrata (Chaudoir, 1864)
Afrotropical IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
Serrano & Cape, 2020
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Prothymina
Body length
10 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
2
Data level
complete

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

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

DIAGNOSIS — *Pseudodromica* W. Horn, 1899 Body small to medium (7–13 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus.

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

Etymology

From Greek *pseudḗs* + Dromica — "false Dromica".

Seasonal activity

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

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

Distribution

Republic of South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal), Mozambique (Maputo)

Countries: Mozambique · South Africa

Provinces / states: KwaZulu-Natal · Maputo

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia