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Abroscelis longipes longipes
(Chaudoir, 1860) · Subspecies
Longipes Tiger Beetle
Description
Longipes Tiger Beetle, medium, coastal sandy specialist, diurnal, Nearctic — tiger beetle data, photos & distribution.
Key characters
Nominate long-legged Abroscelis; dark dorsum; reduced white elytral spots; "East Indies" type; oldest name in three-subspecies complex
Diagnosis
Nominate long-legged Abroscelis; dark dorsum; reduced white elytral spots; "East Indies" type; oldest name in three-subspecies complex
Facts
- Tribe
- Cicindelini
- Subtribe
- Cicindelina
- Size class
- medium
- Habitat
- coastal-sandy
- Activity
- diurnal
- Wings
- macropterous
- Bioregion
- Nearctic
- Distribution
- Philippines (Mindanao)
- Countries
- Philippines
- Conservation
- NE
- Described by
- Chaudoir, 1860
Phenology
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Etymology
From Greek *habrós* (delicate) + *skélos* (leg) — "delicate-legged".
FAQ
What is the Maino Tiger Beetle?
*Abroscelis* Hope, 1838 is a small genus of six slender tiger beetles patrolling the intertidal and supratidal sand flats of East and Southeast Asia, from Japan and Korea south to Indonesia and the Philippines. Their extraordinarily long, delicate legs — the origin of the genus name, from Greek *hab
Where does the Maino Tiger Beetle live?
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Oriental region. with records from Philippines (M
External resources
Data quality score: 62 · tier B_partial