Calomera fowleri

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Calomera fowleri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Calomera
Species:
C. fowleri
Binomial name
Calomera fowleri
(Heynes-Wood & Dover, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Cicindela fowleri
  • Cicindela imperfectulaW.Horn, 1938
  • Cicindela imperfectaW.Horn, 1894

Calomera fowleri is a species of tiger beetle endemic to peninsular India. It is found foraging on wet sand and riverine areas in the edges of forests. It is somewhat similar to Calomera angulata but that species is found on open sandy beaches, has bolder markings and longer mandibles. [1] [2]

References

  1. Pearson, D.L.; Wiesner, J.; Acciavatti, R.E.; Uniyal, V.P.; Anichtchenko, A. A field guide to the tiger beetles of India. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. p. 114. ISBN   9788121109338.
  2. Acciavatti, Robert E.; Cassola, Fabio (1989). "A news species of tiger beetle from India ( Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)". Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 58: 71–349.