Rodrigues Tiger Beetle (Megalomma sp.)
This species is known from subfossil material (at least one prothorax), which shows that the species apparently was shiny coppery-colored in life.
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The genus Megalomma contains at least six recent species, all endemic to the Mascarene Islands.
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The photo below shows a closely related species from the nearby island of Mauritius, the Shining Megalomma Tiger Beetle (Megalomma fulgens (W. Horn))
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Photo: CORDENOS Thierry
https://www.inaturalist.org/people/thierrycordenos
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edited: 06.02.2024