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spots and lines, generally legs longlsh and red. L. 7-8 mm. to 15-17 mm.
with intermediate sizes.
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See Gravely F. H. (1912) Rec. Ind. Mus. 7:207 Habits of some Tiger
beetles of Orissa.
Fam. Carabidae (Predaceous ground beetles) (PI. V, Fig. 62). Similar to
Cicindelidae. Black or brown, some with large patches of yellow, oval,
more flattened. In some species elytra soldered together, no wings. Legs
long or short and stout. All hunting, carnivorous. Single eggs laid in soil or
twig. Larva slender, active, large head, long mandibles, thorax and
abdomen smooth, tapering, cerci at end. Black or dull. Predaceous in
groups. A few nibble at plant roots. Pupate in soil. Generally rest in adult
stage, open or buried in soil. Diurnal or nocturnal. Come to light. Known
as 'Bombardier beetles’ as most can produce a mild sound by squirting a
liquid through their anus to frighten pursuers. (See New Scientist No. 233
of 4/5/1961 P. 261). About 20,000 species known, 500—600 in the Indian
region 50-60 in Maharashtra.
C. orientale. "Black, bronze upper side, punctures greenish, head flat. L.
22-28 mm. O. lunatus. Yellowish, partly brown, 3 patches on thorax, 3 on
green elytra. L. 6-7 mm. Siagona spp. Generally brownish, some with one
or two spots, legs red or reddish. One species S. pigmaea, apterous, dark
red stripes on prothorax. L. 8-9 mm. found in rice fields. Scarites spp.
Black, legs with redidish pubescence. L. 18-25 mm. Oxylobus spp.
Apterous, shining, black, elytra oval, convex, hides under stones or dung.
Vary in length 14-25 mm. S. striatulus. Black, base of antennae, stout legs,
red. L. 16-20 mm.
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C. attenuata. Black, shining, antennae brownish, legs red. L. 6-9 mm.
, C. westwoodi. Brown, antennae and legs yellowish. L. 6-7 mm.
D. m. paucipunctus. Brown, elytral border red. L. 3 mm, under stones.
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