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Tricondyla punctulata

(Bates, 1874)

Common name: Punctulata Tiger Beetle

Tribe
Collyridini
Subtribe
Tricondylina
Bioregion
Oriental
Countries
1
Body length
23.5 mm
Habitat
arboreal
Activity
diurnal
Wings
apterous

Distribution

Indonesia (Sulawesi: S. utara, S. tenggara)

Provinces: Sulawesi, S. tenggara

Flight period

I

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

Similar to: Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Neocollyris
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII

VI-X (monsoon-triggered, Oriental)

Key diagnostic characters

DIAGNOSIS — Tricondyla Latreille, 1822 Body 14–20 mm, elongate Collyridini with strongly cylindrical pronotum and ant-mimicking habitus. Distinguished from Neocollyris by larger body size (14–20 vs 8–

Precise distribution

ID

Confidence profile

geo:M|bio:H|morph:H|pheno:I|elev:I|obs:M

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Taxonomic notes

Original combination: [orig. comb.] planiceps (Bates, 1874) (Bates, 1874)

Originally described as planiceps (Bates, 1874); transferred to Tricondyla

Synonym: Cicindela planiceps (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Data quality: 75/100  ·  Source: GBIF; Wiesner2020; matrix-morphology  ·  Verified by V. Štrunc · Audited: 2026-05-13

Frequently asked

What is the Planiceps Tiger Beetle? ▾
Tricondyla are large, elongate tiger beetles of Oriental forests, their cylindrical bodies perfectly suited to life on the bark and branches of tropical trees. Nocturnal hunters, they move across dead trunks after dark, while their larvae develop hidden within bark burrows. With roughly 15 species
Where does the Planiceps Tiger Beetle live? ▾
It specialises in arboreal habitats. distributed across the Oriental+Afrotropical region. with records fro