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Ropaloteres nysa ethiopicus
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · Subspecies
Nysa Tiger Beetle
Description
Nysa Tiger Beetle, 14mm, open ground specialist, diurnal, Afrotropical — tiger beetle data, photos & distribution.
Facts
- Tribe
- Cicindelini
- Subtribe
- Cicindelina
- Body length
- 14 mm
- Size class
- medium
- Habitat
- open-ground
- Activity
- diurnal
- Wings
- macropterous
- Bioregion
- Afrotropical
- Distribution
- Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Togo…
- Countries
- Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal
- Conservation
- NE
- Described by
- Bates, 1878
Phenology
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Etymology
From Greek *rhópalon* (club) + *téras*/-otes — "club-shaped".
FAQ
What is the Nysa Tiger Beetle?
*Ropaloteres* Guérin-Méneville, 1849 is a genus of roughly ten metallic tiger beetles confined to the forests and open laterite pans of sub-Saharan Africa. These slender, cylindrical beetles measure between 10 and 18 mm and are active at night, patrolling compacted clay, laterite, and sandy substrat
Where does the Nysa Tiger Beetle live?
It specialises in open ground habitats. distributed across the Afrotropical region. with records from Senegal, Ghana
External resources
GBIF · Wikipedia · iNaturalist
Data quality score: 78 · tier A_verified