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Tiger beetle from Papua -
Zandloopkever uit Papua
-
Therates basalis

Image ID:
1653
Date: 
16/07/2012
Location: 
Nimbokrang,
West Papua,
Indonesia
Description: 

This tropcial tiger beetle is an arboreal species. Papua holds an amazing diversity of Tiger beetles, no less then 64 species are known to science today. This is more then twice as much as in entire Europe, where all the tiger beetles are typical ground-dwellers.
Determination has still to be checked by a specialist.

Keywords: 
ground beetle |
tiger beetle |
tropical tiger beetle |
cicindela |
Therates |
therates basalis |
loopkever |
zandloopkever |
tropische zandloopkever |
boombewonend |
arboreal |
tropical |
lowland |
rainforest |
tropical rainforest |
lowland rainforest |
swamp forest |
alluvial forest |
Nimbokrang |
West Papua |
Indonesia |
New Guinea |
tropisch |
laagland |
regenwoud |
laaglandregenwoud |
tropisch regenwoud |
alluviaal bos |
moerasbos
Category: 
Ground Beetles |
Cicindelini - Tiger Beetles |
Places |
New Guinea and Pacific Islands |
West Papua, Indonesia |
Nimbokrang
Image type: 
Digital
Link to image:
http://bernardvanelegem.com/image/tiger-beetle-papua-5

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