Therates westbengalensis
| Therates westbengalensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Genus: | Therates |
| Species: | T. westbengalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Therates westbengalensis Wiesner, 1996
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Therates westbengalensis is a species of tiger beetle endemic to India. It was found and described from the city of Darjeeling in West Bengal of India.[1][2][3]
Description
[edit]A 6.2 mm long beetle with head and neck blackish-green color. It has a yellow-brown elytra with yellow patches at the rear. The underside and legs are brownish-yellow in color. The wrinkled pronotum differentiates this species from other similar looking species.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wiesner, Jürgen. "Neues über Therates aus Indien und Vietnam (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), 44. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Cicindelidae". Entomologische Zeitschrift (in German). 106 (12): 504–508.
- ^ a b 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. 83. ISBN 978-81-211-0933-8.
- ^ "Therates westbengalensis Wiesner, 1996". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-05-30.