Ropaloteres nysa nysa

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 June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: XI-I

Distribution

Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Togo, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Central African Republic

Countries: Cameroon · GH · NG · SN

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia