About Anthia sexguttata (Fabricius, 1775)
Anthia sexguttata, commonly called the six-spot ground beetle, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. This species is distributed across the drier regions of South Asia. It can live in a wide range of habitats, including natural forests and dry scrubland, and also adapts to many human-modified habitats such as agricultural fields and urban parks. Ecologically, A. sexguttata are well-documented predators of multiple pests that attack commercially important trees, including Tectona grandis. The compound eyes of A. sexguttata show changes in sensitivity that follow a distinct circadian rhythm, and the two eyes become coupled when kept in total darkness. The mite species Regenpolipus madrasensis was first described based on specimens collected from A. sexguttata.
