Calomera fowleri

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Calomera fowleri is a species of tiger beetle endemic to peninsular India. It is found foraging on wet sand and riverine areas in the edges of forests. It is somewhat similar to Calomera angulata but that species is found on open sandy beaches, has bolder markings and longer mandibles.[1][2]

Calomera fowleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Calomera
Species:
C. fowleri
Binomial name
Calomera fowleri
(Heynes-Wood & Dover, 1928)

References

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  1. ^ Pearson, D.L.; Wiesner, J.; Acciavatti, R.E.; Uniyal, V.P.; Anichtchenko, A. A field guide to the tiger beetles of India. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. p. 114. ISBN 9788121109338.
  2. ^ Acciavatti, Robert E.; Cassola, Fabio (1989). "A news species of tiger beetle from India ( Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)". Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 58: 71–349.