Ropaloteres prodotiformis
Prodotiformis Tiger Beetle
Afrotropical IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
Cassola & Werner, 2000
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
14 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
1
Data level
partial
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 *Calomera*, *Cephalota*, *Cicindela*
Etymology
From Greek *rhópalon* (club) + *téras*/-otes — "club-shaped".
Seasonal activity
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: VII-VIII
Distribution
Angola
Countries: AO
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia