''Dilatotarsa'' is a genus of
tiger beetle
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s. There are about eight described species in ''Dilatotarsa'', found in the Pacific islands of Southeast Asia.
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Species
These eight species belong to the genus ''Dilatotarsa'':
* '' Dilatotarsa beccarii'' (Gestro, 1879) (Indonesia
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* '' Dilatotarsa cassolai'' Werner & Sawada, 1990 (Indonesia)
* '' Dilatotarsa kinabaluensis'' (Mandl, 1969) (Malaysia
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, Indonesia, and Borneo
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* '' Dilatotarsa loeffleri'' (Mandl, 1969) (Malaysia, Indonesia, and Borneo)
* '' Dilatotarsa patricia'' (Schaum, 1861) (Indonesia)
* '' Dilatotarsa philippinensis'' (Mandl, 1970) (Philippines
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* '' Dilatotarsa robinsoni'' Cassola & R.Murray, 1979 (Philippines)
* '' Dilatotarsa tricondyloides'' (Gestro, 1874) (Malaysia, Indonesia, and Borneo)
References
Cicindelidae
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