Stenocosmia angusta
Angusta Tiger Beetle
Afrotropical IUCN NE
Rank
Species
Authorship
(Bates, 1892)
Tribe
Cicindelini
Subtribe
Cicindelina
Body length
8.5 mm
Habitat
open-ground
Activity
diurnal
Wing type
macropterous
Countries
1
Data level
partial
Genus diagnosis Diagnosis & identification
This diagnosis describes the genus Stenocosmia, not the individual species. Species-level characters are not yet recorded.
DIAGNOSIS — *Stenocosmia* Rivalier, 1969 Body small (7–10 mm), distinctly slender-elongate habitus (etymological reference). Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.
Similar taxa: Resembles *Ambalia*, *Bennigsenium*, *Calyptoglossa*
Etymology
From Greek *stenós* (narrow) + *kósmios* (orderly, adorned) — "narrowly adorned".
Seasonal activity
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
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Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: VII-VIII
Distribution
Madagascar (West)
Countries: Madagascar
Provinces / states: West
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia