Manticora scabra
Manticora scabra | |
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male Manticora scabra | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Genus: | Manticora |
Species: | M. scabra
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Binomial name | |
Manticora scabra Klug, 1849
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Synonyms | |
Manticora herculeana Klug, 1849 |
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Manticora scabra larva, Western Cape, South Africa
Manticora scabra is a species of tiger beetle native to Mozambique, Transvaal and Zimbabwe.
Conservation[]
M. scabra beetles, as well as other species in the same genus, are known to be widely collected for the pet and collection trade, which may negatively affect the wild population. As of 2010, M. scabra is not considered vulnerable in South Africa[1]
References[]
- ^ "Manticora scabra | SANBI Sensitive Species". nssl.sanbi.org.za. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
External links[]
Media related to Manticora scabra at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Manticora scabra at Wikispecies
Categories:
- Cicindelinae
- Beetles described in 1849
- Taxa named by Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug
- Beetles of Africa
- Insects of Southern Africa
- Insects of Mozambique
- Insects of South Africa
- Insects of Zimbabwe
- Cicindelinae stubs