Sophiodela chinensis chinensis

Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification

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

DIAGNOSIS — *Sophiodela* Naviaux, 1994 Body medium (8–12 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus. Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.

Similar taxa: Resembles *Apterodela*, *Calochroa*, *Calomera*

Etymology

Named after S. Nakane's wife Sophie (or honor name) + Cicindel- stem; coined by Nakane 1955.

Seasonal activity

Active April–September (peak May–Aug)

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

Distribution

Vietnam, China (Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan, Japan (Ryukyus), Vietnam

Countries: China · Japan · Taiwan · Vietnam

Provinces / states: Anhui · Fujian · Gansu · Guangdong · Guangxi · Guizhou · Hainan · Hebei · Henan · Hubei · Hunan · Jiangsu · Jilin · Liaoning · Nei Mongol · Shaanxi · Shandong · Shanxi · Sichuan · Xinjiang · Yunnan · Zhejiang · Ryukyus

External references

GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia