Protocollyris brevilabris

Protocollyris brevilabris
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Protocollyris
Species:
P. brevilabris
Binomial name
Protocollyris brevilabris
(W.Horn, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Collyris brevilabris W.Horn, 1893

Protocollyris brevilabris is a species of tiger beetle found in India, Bhutan, Myanmar,Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.[1][2][3]

Description

A dark brown beetle of 8-9mm long body, it has purple reflections on its body. The elytra can vary between dark brown to coppery green and individuals across different locations seems to have slight variations in colors. [3][1]

References

  1. ^ a b Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova (Italy); Genova (Italy), Museo civico di storia naturale di (1893). Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova. Vol. ser.2:v.33 (1893). Genova: Tip. del R. Istituto Sordo-Muti.
  2. ^ 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. 39. ISBN 978-81-211-0933-8.
  3. ^ a b Naviaux, Roger (2004). "Les Collyris (Coleoptera Cicindelidae). Complément à la « Révision du genre Collyris (sensu lato) » et description de nouveaux taxons". Publications de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon. 73 (3): 66. doi:10.3406/linly.2004.13506.