Ropaloteres cinctus
Cinctus Tiger Beetle
Junior synonyms: viridivelutina (Mandl, 1956), rubrovelutina (Mandl, 1956)
Afrotropical IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
(Bates, 1878)
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
14 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
4
Data level
complete
Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification
This diagnosis describes the genus Ropaloteres, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.
DIAGNOSIS — *Ropaloteres* Cassola, 2000 Body small to medium (8–14 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus. Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Similar taxa: Resembles *Ambalia*, *Bennigsenium*, *Calyptoglossa*
Etymology
From Greek *rhópalon* (club) + *téras*/-otes — "club-shaped".
Seasonal activity
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: XI-I
Distribution
Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone, Togo, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, DR Congo
Countries: DR Congo · Republic of Congo · Cameroon · GH
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia