Protocollyris pacholatkoi

Protocollyris pacholatkoi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Cicindelidae
Genus:	Protocollyris
Species:	P. pacholatkoi
Binomial name
Protocollyris pacholatkoi Naviaux, 2003

Protocollyris pacholatkoi is a species of tiger beetle endemic to India found and described from the Nilgiri hills in India. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

A black colored beetle with body length between 6.6 and 9 mm, it closely resembles Protocollyris nilgiriensis and both were found in similar habitat. Compared to Protocollyris nilgiriensis it has shorter pronotum, longer antennae. ^{[1] [3]}

References

1. Naviaux, Roger (2003). "Diagnoses de trois Collyris (s. lato) de l'Inde du Sud (Col., Cicindelidae)". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 108 (4): 404–404. doi:10.3406/bsef.2003.16989.
2. "Protocollyris pacholatkoi Naviaux, 2003". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
3. 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. 38. ISBN   978-81-211-0933-8.