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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Genus: | Calomera |
| Species: | C. fowleri
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| Calomera fowleri (Heynes-Wood & Dover, 1928)
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Acciavatti, Robert E.; Cassola, Fabio (1989). "A news species of tiger beetle from India ( Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)". Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 58: 71–349.