''Dromica erikssoni'' is a beetle species from the family of tiger beetles (

Cicindelidae Tiger beetles are a family of beetles, Cicindelidae, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest known species of tiger beetle, '' Rivacindela hudsoni'', can run at a speed of , or about 125 body lengths per second. ...

). The scientific name of the species was first published in 1892 by

Louis Péringuey Louis Albert Péringuey MSc (; 9 October 1855, Bordeaux – 20 February 1924, Cape Town) was a South African entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera and prehistory. Biography Péringuey was a collector for museums in Senegal, Gambia and Mada ...

. The species was described from two specimens collected by Axel Eriksson in "northern Ovampoland" (now in

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erikssoni Beetles described in 1892 {{Carabidae-stub