| Family: | Cicindelidae |
| Subfamily: | Cicindelinae |
| Genus: | Therates |
| Species: | Therates payeni Linden, 1829 |
| Photographed specimen: | Sex = not sexed. Length = ~20mm. |
| Remarks: A smaller, very alike species with some white spots on the wings occurs in similar habitats in the region. | |
| Identified by: | Juergen Wiesner , |
| Collected by: Not collected. July 2005 | |
| Locality: Desa Toro, Kec. Kulawi, Kab. Donggala, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia,UTM 51 S (WGS-84) X 9834756, Y 170497, Alt. 835m |
| Subregion: Sulawesi |
| Ecological notes: Habitually found on steep, shaded slopes bordering creeks and rivers. Beetles are day-active predators hunting at, or near ground level and like to settle on vertical stuctures. |
| Habitat: Cacao plantation |
| Agricultural role: No data yet |
| Management: No data yet |