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Tricondyla femorata

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Tricondyla femorata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Tricondyla
Species:
T. femorata
Binomial name
Tricondyla femorata
Walker, 1858

Tricondyla femorata is a species of tiger beetle found in India and Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]

Description

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The body is shiny black in color with a linear prothorax. It has along pronotum and a black femora with blue colored tarsi and tibiae. Their antenna is short and black colored with red colored 3rd and 4th segment. The body length is more than 19 mm.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Vol. ser.3:v.2=no.7-12 (1858). London: Taylor and Francis, Ltd. 1858.
  2. ^ Dangalle, Chandima Deepani (2018-09-30). "The forgotten tigers: the arboreal tiger beetles of Sri Lanka". Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka. 46 (3). doi:10.4038/jnsfsr.v46i3.8477. ISSN 1391-4588.
  3. ^ Abeywardhana, Lakmini; Mallawarachchi, Yashas; Dangalle, Chandima Deepani (2021-11-17). "The arboreal tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Sri Lanka recorded from recent investigations". Zootaxa. 5068 (3): 378–398. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5068.3.3. ISSN 1175-5334.
  4. ^ "Tricondyla (Indotricondyla) femorata Walker 1858". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-05-22.