Derocrania honorei

Derocrania honorei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Cicindelidae
Genus:	Derocrania
Species:	D. honorei
Binomial name
	Derocrania honorei; Fleutiaux, 1894

Last updated May 25, 2025

Derocrania honorei is a species of tiger beetle endemic to the south of the Western Ghats of India.^[1]^[2]

Description

The body is shiny black and around 11-12 mm with large head with slight excavation. The males have larger pronotum and have more excavation between eyes compared to females. The hind part has a central line and elytra is narrow in the front. It has red legs with black tarsi.^[3]

References

↑ Pearson, David L.; Wiesner, Jürgen; Acciavatti, Robert; Uniyal, V.P.; Anichtchenko, Alexandre (2020). A field guide to tiger beetles of India: identification and biology of the Cicindelidae. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. p. 35. ISBN 978-81-211-0933-8.
↑ "Derocrania honorei". iNaturalist. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
↑ Fowler, W. W.; Fowler, W. W (1912). Coleoptera : general introduction and Cicindelidae and Paussidae. Vol. Coleoptera [Cicindelidae-Paussidae] (1912). London: Taylor and Francis. p. 283.

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[1] Pearson, David L.; Wiesner, Jürgen; Acciavatti, Robert; Uniyal, V.P.; Anichtchenko, Alexandre (2020). A field guide to tiger beetles of India: identification and biology of the Cicindelidae. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. p. 35. ISBN 978-81-211-0933-8.

[inaturalist-Derocrania_honorei-2] "Derocrania honorei". iNaturalist. Retrieved 23 May 2025.

[3] Fowler, W. W.; Fowler, W. W (1912). Coleoptera : general introduction and Cicindelidae and Paussidae. Vol. Coleoptera [Cicindelidae-Paussidae] (1912). London: Taylor and Francis. p. 283.

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