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Megacephala laevicollis ruziziana
Werner, 2003 · Subspecies
Laevicollis Tiger Beetle
Description
Laevicollis Tiger Beetle, 24.5mm, coastal sandy specialist, nocturnal, Pantropical — tiger beetle data, photos & distribution.
Key characters
Ground color bright metallic (green, gold, blue).
Diagnosis
DIAGNOSIS — Megacephala Latreille, 1802 Body 15–25 mm, robust Megacephalini with markedly enlarged head. Ground color bright metallic (green, gold, blue).
Facts
- Tribe
- Megacephalini
- Subtribe
- Megacephalina
- Body length
- 24.5 mm
- Size class
- large
- Habitat
- coastal-sandy
- Activity
- nocturnal
- Wings
- macropterous
- Bioregion
- Pantropical
- Distribution
- Senegal, Mauritania, Guinea, and Wiesner 2015, Burkina Faso…
- Countries
- Nigeria, Senegal
- Conservation
- NE
- Described by
- Fabricius, 1801
Phenology
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Etymology
From Greek *mégas* (big, large) + *kephalḗ* (head) — referring to the conspicuously broadened head wider than the pronotum.
FAQ
What is the Megacephala Tiger Beetle?
*Megacephala* Latreille, 1802 is a robust Afrotropical tiger beetle genus whose broad, enlarged head is wider than the pronotum — the source of its name. Active after dark on bare or sandy soils, these metallic-green to gold beetles are among the most striking nocturnal predators of African open hab
Where does the Megacephala Tiger Beetle live?
It specialises in coastal sandy habitats. distributed across the Afrotropical region. with records fro
External resources
GBIF · Wikipedia · iNaturalist
Data quality score: 61 · tier B_partial