Vata gracilipalpis
Vata gracilipalpis is a tiger beetle found only in New Caledonia. It is about 7.4–8.6 mm long and brownish-black in color. It is probably active at night or at dusk.
Taxonomy:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Coleoptera
- Suborder: Adephaga
- Family: Cicindelidae
- Genus: Vata
- Species: gracilipalpis
Binomial name: Vata gracilipalpis W. Horn, 1909
Synonym: Prothyma gracilipalpis (W. Horn, 1909)
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 11:04 (CET).