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Abroscelis psammodroma psammodroma
(Chaudoir, 1860) · Subspecies
Psammodroma Tiger Beetle
Description
Psammodroma Tiger Beetle, medium, coastal sandy specialist, diurnal, Australasian — tiger beetle data, photos & distribution.
Key characters
Sand-running Abroscelis ("psammodroma"); nominate subspecies with fuller maculation vs; reductescripta; coastal/riverine sandy habitats
Diagnosis
Sand-running Abroscelis ("psammodroma"); nominate subspecies with fuller maculation vs. reductescripta; coastal/riverine sandy habitats
Facts
- Tribe
- Cicindelini
- Subtribe
- Cicindelina
- Size class
- medium
- Habitat
- coastal-sandy
- Activity
- diurnal
- Wings
- macropterous
- Bioregion
- Australasian
- Distribution
- Australia (Queensland)
- Countries
- Australia
- Conservation
- NE
- Described by
- Bates, 1892
Phenology
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Etymology
From Greek *habrós* (delicate) + *skélos* (leg) — "delicate-legged".
FAQ
What is the Psammodroma 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 Psammodroma Tiger Beetle live?
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Australasian region. with records fro
External resources
Data quality score: 48 · tier E_inferred