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Ropaloteres cinctus

(Bates, 1878)

Common name: Cinctus Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Bioregion
Afrotropical
Countries
4
Body length
14 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
diurnal
Wings
macropterous

Distribution

Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone, Togo, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, DR Congo

Open Sandy habitatBiome: Open arid

Flight period

I

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

Similar to: Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII

X-IV (rainfall-triggered, Afrotropical wet season)

Key diagnostic characters

DIAGNOSIS — *Ropaloteres* Cassola, 2000 Body small to medium (8–14 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus. Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.

Confidence profile

geo:H|bio:H|morph:H|pheno:I|elev:I|obs:M

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: [orig. comb.] congoensis congoensis (Bates, 1878) (Bates, 1878)

Originally described as congoensis congoensis (Bates, 1878); transferred to Ropaloteres · Verified in Wiesner 2020 checklist

Synonym: Cicindela congoensis congoensis (Bates, 1878) [basionym]

Data quality: 78/100  ·  Source: GBIF; Wiesner2020; matrix-morphology  ·  Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-13

Frequently asked

What is the Congoensis Tiger Beetle? ▾
Ropaloteres Guérin-Méneville, 1849 is a genus of roughly ten metallic tiger beetles confined to the forests and open laterite pans of sub-Saharan Africa. These slender, cylindrical beetles measure between 10 and 18 mm and are active at night, patrolling compacted clay, laterite, and sandy substrat
Where does the Congoensis Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in open ground habitats. distributed across the Afrotropical region. with records from Ca