Cylindera collicia
| Cylindera collicia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Genus: | Cylindera |
| Species: | C. collicia |
| Binomial name | |
| Cylindera collicia (Acciavatti & Pearson, 1989) | |
Cylindera collicia is a species of tiger beetle endemic to southern India. About 8 to 9.5 mm long, it is found in forested habitats in the Western Ghats.[1] It is attracted to lights at night.
Cylindera collicia has been called the channel-headed tiger beetle and was once treated as a subspecies of Cylindera viridilabris but it has a distinctive head sculpturing. It is also closely related to Cylindera severini which has a distribution range extending further northwards. The pronotum is coppery brown and the sides are metallic green. The elytra are dark coppery brown and there is an iridescent blue-green crescent at the shoulder and four whitish spots on each elytron. It is seen mainly in the summer prior to the monsoons.[2]
Etymology
This species name is derived from the latin word "collicia" which means gutters on a roof top referring to the numerous wrinkles on its head.[3]
References
- ^ "Cicindela collicia Acciavatti & Pearson, 1989". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ^ Pearson, David L.; Wiesner, Jürgen; Acciavatti, Robert E. (2010). A field guide to the tiger beetles of India. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. p. 181.
- ^ Carnegie Museum; Museum, Carnegie; History, Carnegie Museum of Natural (1989). Annals of the Carnegie Museum. Vol. v.58 (1989:Feb.-Nov.). [Pittsburgh]: Published by authority of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute. pp. 259–262.