Tiger Beetles of Afghanistan
Interactive field guide · Cicindelidae · Cicindelidae matrix v54
24
Species
0
Endemics ★
7
Genera
Jun
Peak season
Afghanistan holds 24 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae). 7 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Cylindera (11), Calomera (5), Myriochila (3), Lophyra (2).
Habitats: coastal (23) · saline (1)
7
Genera
Jun
Peak month
Iconic species of Afghanistan
Calomera chloris
Chloris Tiger Beetle
*Calomera* Motschulsky, 1862 is a medium-to-large Old World tiger beetle genus of roughly 40 species, distributed across the Palearctic, Oriental, and Australasian regions. These nocturnal beetles fav…
Iridescent
8–18 mm
24 species
What to expect: Peak activity in June. Dominant habitats: coastal (23) · saline (1).
| Genus | Spp. | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cylindera | 11 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cylindera* (Eugrapha) Rivalier, 1950. Body 7–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical, metallic. Nocturnal; bare sandy s… |
| Calomera | 5 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Calomera* Motschulsky, 1862. 8–18 mm; genae densely long-setose; sterna setose; elytra with whitish/ivory t… |
| Myriochila | 3 | coastal | DIAGNOSIS — *Myriochila* Motschulsky, 1857. Body 8–14 mm, elongate, metallic; eyes large, prominent; labrum transverse; … |
| Lophyra | 2 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Lophyra* (Spilodella) Matalin & Cherkasov, 2004. Body 9–12 mm, cylindrical; metallic with pale spots; noctu… |
| Cephalota | 1 | saline | DIAGNOSIS — *Cephalota* Dokhtouroff, 1883 (s.str.) Body 10–16 mm, oval, L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration dark, matte, without c… |
| Cicindela | 1 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cicindela* (Austrocicindela) Rivalier, 1963. Body ~14 mm, depressed; dark/matte; nocturnal; arboreal on bar… |
| Cosmodela | 1 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cosmodela* Rivalier, 1961 Body medium, 14–22 mm; habitus robust-cursorial, somewhat broader than typical C… |
Calomera angulata angulata
(Fabricius, 1787) · 8–18 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Himachal P
cf. Calochroa Cosmodela Jundlandia
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Nengrahar, NWFP, Punjab, Sind, Kashmir, Northern Territories, Arunachal Pradesh,
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Baluchistan, Heral, Maimana, Nengrahar
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
coastal
Active May–October (peak May–Sep)
Farakholum, Pule, Charkhi, Baluchistan
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
S European Territory, Xinjiang
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Cicindela
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Xinjiang
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
coastal
Active April–July (peak May–Jun)
Ladakh, Xinjiang
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
coastal
Active January–December (year-round)
Nengrahar, NWFP, Punjab, Sind, Kashmir, Jammu & Kashmir
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Punjab, Sind, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Jharkhand
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
S European Territory, Altai W + E Siberia, Nei Mongol, Qinghai, Xinjiang
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
S European Territory, Altai W + E Siberia, Nei Mongol, Qinghai, Xinjiang
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
S European Territory, Altai W + E Siberia, Nei Mongol, Qinghai, Xinjiang
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
European Territory, W + E Siberia, Ladakh, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Zhejiang
Cylindera germanica germanica
(Linnaeus, 1758) · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
European Territory, W + E Siberia, Ladakh, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Zhejiang
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
European Territory, W + E Siberia, Ladakh, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Zhejiang
Cylindera germanica muelleri
(Mandl, 1935) · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
European Territory, W + E Siberia, Ladakh, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Zhejiang
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
European Territory, W + E Siberia, Ladakh, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Zhejiang
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Herat
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Punjab, Sind, Gujarat, Rajasthan
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Lophyra persicola
(Bates, 1874) · 9–16 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Baluchistan
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
Myriochila melancholica melancholica
(Fabricius, 1798) · 9–15 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
Algarve
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
Algarve
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
| Taxon | Authority | Flight | Distribution | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calomera angulata angulata
= Cicindela angulata niponensis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Fabricius, 1787) | Punjab | ||
| Calomera chloris | (Bates, 1874) | Nengrahar | ||
| Calomera fischeri elongatosignata
= Cicindela fischeri fischeri (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2000 | Baluchistan | ||
| Calomera littoralis afghana | Fabricius, 1787 | Farakholum | ||
| Calomera sturmii
= Cicindela frontalis (Macleay, 1888) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1825) | S European Territory | ||
| Cephalota schrenkii | (Gebler, 1843) | Xinjiang | ||
| Cicindela granulata stoliczkana | Gebler, 1843 | Ladakh | ||
| Cosmodela intermedia intermedia | (Bates, 1892) | Nengrahar | ||
| Cylindera brevis
= Cicindela cognata (Bates, 1867) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1867) | Punjab | ||
| Cylindera contorta
= Cicindela contorta contorta (Fischer von Waldheim, 1828) [basionym]
|
(Fischer von Waldheim, 1828) | S European Territory | ||
| Cylindera contorta contorta
= Cicindela contorta valdenbergi (Fischer von Waldheim, 1828) [basionym]
|
(Fischer von Waldheim, 1828) | S European Territory | ||
| Cylindera contorta valdenbergi
= Cicindela dissimilis dissimilis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Fischer von Waldheim, 1828) | S European Territory | ||
| Cylindera erudita | (Bates, 1867) | |||
| Cylindera germanica
= Cicindela germanica germanica (Linnaeus, 1758) [basionym]
|
(Linnaeus, 1758) | European Territory | ||
| Cylindera germanica germanica
= Cicindela germanica michaelensis (Mandl, 1935) [basionym]
|
(Linnaeus, 1758) | European Territory | ||
| Cylindera germanica michaelensis
= Cicindela germanica muelleri (Mandl, 1935) [basionym]
|
(Mandl, 1935) | European Territory | ||
| Cylindera germanica muelleri
= Cicindela germanica sobrina (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Mandl, 1935) | European Territory | ||
| Cylindera germanica sobrina
= Cicindela gracilis (Perty, 1830) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | European Territory | ||
| Cylindera nox | (Bates, 1867) | Herat | ||
| Lophyra histrio | (Bates, 1878) | Punjab | ||
| Lophyra persicola | (Bates, 1874) | Baluchistan | ||
| Myriochila melancholica melancholica | (Fabricius, 1798) | Algarve | ||
| Myriochila melancholica semicircumcincta | Werner, 1999 | Algarve | ||
| Myriochila vicina pseudovicina
= Cicindela vicina vicina (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 1999 |