| Prothymidia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Tribe: | Cicindelini |
| Subtribe: | Cicindelina |
| Genus: | Prothymidia Rivalier, 1957 |
Prothymidia is a genus in the Tiger Beetle family Cicindelidae. There are about seven described species in Prothymidia, found in Africa. [1] [2]
These seven species belong to the genus Prothymidia:
Tiger beetles are a family of beetles, Cicindelidae, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest known species of tiger beetle, Rivacindela hudsoni, can run at a speed of 9 km/h, or about 125 body lengths per second. As of 2005, about 2,600 species and subspecies were known, with the richest diversity in the Oriental (Indo-Malayan) region, followed by the Neotropics. While historically treated as a subfamily of ground beetles (Carabidae) under the name Cicindelinae, several studies since 2020 indicated that they should be treated as a family, the Cicindelidae, which are a sister group to Carabidae within the Adephaga.
Cicindela, commonly known as common tiger beetles, are generally brightly colored and metallic beetles, often with some sort of patterning of ivory or cream-colored markings. They are most abundant and diverse in habitats very often near bodies of water with sandy or occasionally clay soils; they can be found along rivers, sea and lake shores, sand dunes, around dry lakebeds, on clay banks, or woodland paths.
Archidela is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae. There are at least four described species in Archidela.
Bennigsenium is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae. There are about 11 described species in Bennigsenium, found in Africa.
Callytron is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae. There are about 11 described species in Callytron.
Collyris is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae. There are about 10 described species in Collyris.
Euryarthron is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae. There are more than 20 described species in Euryarthron, found in Africa.
Habroscelimorpha is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae. There are about seven described species in Habroscelimorpha.
Heptodonta is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae. There are about 15 described species in Heptodonta.
Hypaetha is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae. There are about 14 described species in Hypaetha.
Jansenia is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae. There are at least 40 species in the genus, all of which are found only in South Asian region, with several endemic to India and Sri Lanka. The genus is characterized on the basis of the male genitalia.
Microthylax is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae. There are about five described species in Microthylax.
Oxygonia is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae. There are more than 20 described species in Oxygonia, found in Central and South America.
Physodeutera is a genus of Tiger Beetles endemic to Madagascar. There are more than 60 described species in Physodeutera.
Pronyssa is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae. There are about eight described species in Pronyssa.
Protocollyris is a genus of tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae, tribe Collyridini.
Rhytidophaena is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae. There are at least four described species in Rhytidophaena.
Tricondyla is a genus of tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae. There are more than 40 described species in Tricondyla, found in South and Southeast Asia, and in Oceania.
Waltherhornia is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae. There are at least two described species in Waltherhornia, both found in Madagascar.
Neocollyris stiengensis is a species in the tiger beetle family Cicindelidae. It was described by Horn in 1914.
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