Tiger Beetles of Argentina
Interactive field guide · Cicindelidae · Cicindelidae matrix v54
57
Species
3
Endemics ★
13
Genera
Sep
Peak season
Argentina holds 57 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae), including 3 country endemics ★. 13 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Brasiella (11), Tetracha (10), Oxycheila (9), Cylindera (8).
Habitats: open sandy (19) · riverine (18) · forest (9) · coastal (8)
1
Flightless
3
Arboreal
17
Nocturnal
13
Genera
Sep
Peak month
Iconic species of Argentina
Odontocheila fulgens
Fulgens Tiger Beetle
*Odontocheila* Laporte de Castelnau, 1834 is the largest genus of subtribe Odontocheilina, with around 105 species distributed across Neotropical forests. These robust, 10–16 mm beetles are nocturnal …
Metallic
8–15 mm
57 species
What to expect: Peak activity in September. Dominant habitats: open sandy (19) · riverine (18) · forest (9) · coastal (8). 1 flightless species. 3 arboreal species.
| Genus | Spp. | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brasiella | 11 | riverine Metallic | DIAGNOSIS — *Brasiella* Rivalier, 1954. Body 6–13 mm, elongate-oval; fully winged; nocturnal; sandy substrate. Separated… |
| Tetracha | 10 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Tetracha* Hope, 1838. Body 10–20 mm, robust, depressed, metallic. Nocturnal–crepuscular. Broad Megacephalin… |
| Oxycheila | 9 | forest | DIAGNOSIS — *Oxycheila* Dejean, 1825. Body 12–22 mm, robust, metallic, oval (L:W <2.0); labrum dagger-shaped; mandibles … |
| Cylindera | 8 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cylindera* (Eugrapha) Rivalier, 1950. Body 7–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical, metallic. Nocturnal; bare sandy s… |
| Odontocheila | 5 | riverine Metallic | DIAGNOSIS — *Odontocheila* Laporte de Castelnau, 1834. Body 10–16 mm, robust. Toothed elytral/labral margins; labrum sex… |
| Phaeoxantha | 5 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Phaeoxantha* s.str. Chaudoir, 1850. Body medium, 10–25 mm, robust, depressed. Coloration metallic, dorsum w… |
| Pentacomia | 2 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Pentacomia* Bates, 1872. Body 8–13 mm, elongate-cylindrical (L:W ratio 2–3), fully winged. Coloration metal… |
| Sumlinia | 2 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Sumlinia* Cassola & Werner, 2001. Body small, 9–11 mm; elongate-cursorial habitus. Head wider than pronotum… |
| Cicindelidia | 1 | riverine | DIAGNOSIS — *Cicindelidia* Rivalier, 1954. Body 8–15 mm, elongate, metallic, fully winged, nocturnal. Separated from *Ci… |
| Ctenostoma | 1 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Ctenostoma* (Neoprocephalus) Naviaux, 1998. Body ~14 mm, cylindrical (L:W >3.0), metallic. Nocturnal arbore… |
| Diastrophella | 1 | riverine | DIAGNOSIS — *Diastrophella* Rivalier, 1957. Body small, 10–15 mm, elongate-compact, metallic. Eyes moderate. Labrum tran… |
| Metriocheila | 1 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Metriocheila* Thomson, 1857. Monotypic. Body 18–25 mm, depressed; Megacephalini broad-head habitus; metalli… |
| Picnochile | 1 | open sandy flightless | DIAGNOSIS — *Picnochile* Motschulsky, 1856. Monotypic; body 20–28 mm, oval, matte, fully winged. Nocturnal; Manticorini … |
Brasiella argentata
(Dejean, 1831) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella aureola
(Bates, 1881) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Sao Paulo, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella aureola alvarengai
(Bates, 1881) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Sao Paulo, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella aureola jatahyana
(Bates, 1881) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Amazonas, Sao Paulo, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella chlorosticta
Wiesner, 2003 · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Goias, Mato Grosso, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Corrientes, Jujuy
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella cuyabaensis
(Bates, 1881) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Santa Cruz, Mato Grosso, Chaco
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella dolosula
(Bates, 1881) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Bahia, Espirito Santo, Goias, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella misella
(Bates, 1881) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Mato Grosso, Corrientes, Jujuy, Salta
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella obscurella
(Bates, 1881) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella obscurovata
Wiesner, 2003 · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Salta, Santa Cruz
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella staudingeria
Wiesner, 2003 · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Sao Paulo, Goias, Mato Grosso
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta, Santa Fe
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Santa Catarina, Rio de Janeiro, Espirito Santo, Misiones
cf. Pogonostoma
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Chubut
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Amazonas, Goias, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Para, Sao Paulo, Tocantins
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
Cylindera nivea orbignyi
(Bates, 1892) · 5–22 mm
coastal★ endemic
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Cylindera patagonica bergiana
Wiesner, 1991 · 5–22 mm
coastal★ endemic
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Patagonia
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Patagonia
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Cylindera sinuosa
(Bates, 1874) · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Corrientes, Entre Rios, Misiones
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
Cylindera yaguaree
(Wiesner, 1991) · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
Metriocheila nigricollis
(Bates, 1892) · 18–25 mm
open sandy
Active October–March (peak Jan–Nov)
Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Archidela
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Buenos Aires, Chaco, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones,
cf. Brasiella Cicindelidia Microthylax
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Chaco, Córdoba, Formosa, Rio Negro, Entre Rios, Salta
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Goias, Mato Grosso, Grosso, Acre
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active March–June (peak Mar–May)
Tarija, Jujuy
cf. Amblycheila
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Rio Grande do Sul, Buenos Aires, Entre Rios
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila femoralis femoralis
(Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Rio Grande do Sul, Buenos Aires, Entre Rios
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila femoralis gratiosa
(Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Rio Grande do Sul, Buenos Aires, Entre Rios
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila germaini
(Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Buenos Aires, La Rioja, Misiones, Salta
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila labiata
(Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Rondonia, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Jujuy, Salta
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila opacipennis
Moravec, 2020 · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Misiones, Parana, Sao Paulo
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Misiones, Parana, Sao Paulo
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila opacipennis opacipennis
Moravec, 2020 · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Misiones, Parana, Sao Paulo
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila pinelii
(Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Misiones, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Pentacomia argentina
(Bates, 1881) · 8–13 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Tucuman, Jujuy, Salta, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Misiones, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Parana
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Goias, Chapare, Corrientes, Salta, Rio Negro
cf. Megacephala Pseudotetracha Tetracha
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Chaco, Formosa, Jujuy, Salta, Santiago, Tucumán
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Tetracha
Phaeoxantha cruciata cruciata
(Bates, 1869) · 13–27 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Buenos Aires, Chaco, Entre Rios, Pará
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Tetracha
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Pebas, Sivia, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Para, Rondonia, Misiones, Rio Negro
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Tetracha
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Concordia, Salto, Entre Rios, Misiones
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Tetracha
Picnochile fallaciosa
(Bates, 1881) · 20–28 mm
open sandyflightless
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Estrecho de Magallanes, Chubut, Tierra del Fuego
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
Sumlinia halophila
Cassola & Werner, 2001 [gen.nov.; type species = C. halophila Sumlin, 1979] · 7–10 mm
open sandy★ endemic
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Córdoba, La Pampa
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Sumlinia hirsutifrons
(Sumlin, 1979) [comb.nov. in Sumlinia Cassola & Werner, 2001] · 7–10 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Catamarca, Córdoba
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
Tetracha annuligera
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Mato Grosso, Goias, Santa Cruz, Jujuy
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha bilunata bilunata
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Presidente Hayes, Asuncion, Boqueron
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha bilunata werneri
Moravec, 2020 · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Amazonas, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Presidente Hayes, Asuncion, Boqueron
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
Tetracha cyanea
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Catamarca, Córdoba, Misiones, Neuquén, Rio Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha distinguenda
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Canelones, Santa Cruz, Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Entre Rios, Corrientes, La Rioja
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha fulgida
(Dejean, 1826) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Goias, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Mato Grosso, Buenos Aires, Catam
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Buenos Aires, Chubut, Cordoba, La Rioja, San Juan, Santiago del Estero, Rio Negr
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Chaco, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Tucuman, Santa Cruz
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha pseudodistinguenda
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Mato Grosso
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha quadrata
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Salta
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
| Taxon | Authority | Flight | Distribution | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasiella argentata
= Cicindela argentata cyanosparsa (Dejean, 1831) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1831) | |||
| Brasiella aureola
= Cicindela aureola alvarengai (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Amazonas | ||
| Brasiella aureola alvarengai
= Cicindela aureola jatahyana (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Amazonas | ||
| Brasiella aureola jatahyana
= Cicindela banghaasi (Mandl, 1935) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Amazonas | ||
| Brasiella chlorosticta | Wiesner, 2003 | Goias | ||
| Brasiella cuyabaensis
= Cicindela darlingtoniana (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Santa Cruz | ||
| Brasiella dolosula | (Bates, 1881) | Bahia | ||
| Brasiella misella | (Bates, 1881) | Mato Grosso | ||
| Brasiella obscurella | (Bates, 1881) | |||
| Brasiella obscurovata | Wiesner, 2003 | Salta | ||
| Brasiella staudingeria
= Cicindela acuniae (Rivalier, 1950) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2003 | Sao Paulo | ||
| Cicindelidia rufoaenea
= Cicindela rugatilis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2007 | Buenos Aires | ||
| Ctenostoma ichneumoneum ellipticum
= Cicindela ichneumoneum ichneumoneum (Klug, 1834) [basionym]
|
(Klug, 1834) | Santa Catarina | ||
| Cylindera chubuti
= Cicindela melaleuca melaleuca (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Wiesner, 1991) | Chubut | ||
| Cylindera morio | (Bates, 1867) | Amazonas | ||
| Cylindera nivea orbignyi | (Bates, 1892) | ★ | ||
| Cylindera patagonica bergiana
= Cicindela patagonica cherubim (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 1991 | Patagonia | ★ | |
| Cylindera patagonica cherubim
= Cicindela patagonica patagonica (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Patagonia | ||
| Cylindera patagonica patagonica
= Cicindela ramosa (Bates, 1867) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | |||
| Cylindera sinuosa | (Bates, 1874) | Corrientes | ||
| Cylindera yaguaree | (Wiesner, 1991) | |||
| Diastrophella pauliani
= Cicindela beccarii (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Rivalier, 1957) | |||
| Metriocheila nigricollis | (Bates, 1892) | Catamarca | ||
| Odontocheila chrysis
= Cicindela ignita (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Buenos Aires | ||
| Odontocheila dilatoscapis | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Odontocheila fulgens | (Bates, 1869) | Chaco | ||
| Odontocheila nitidicollis | (Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila yunga | (Bates, 1869) | Tarija | ||
| Oxycheila femoralis
= Cicindela femoralis femoralis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Rio Grande do Sul | ||
| Oxycheila femoralis femoralis
= Cicindela femoralis gratiosa (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Rio Grande do Sul | ||
| Oxycheila femoralis gratiosa
= Cicindela fleutiauxi (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Rio Grande do Sul | ||
| Oxycheila germaini | (Bates, 1881) | Buenos Aires | ||
| Oxycheila labiata
= Cicindela lucasi (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Rondonia | ||
| Oxycheila opacipennis | Moravec, 2020 | Misiones | ||
| Oxycheila opacipennis cophognathoides | Moravec, 2020 | Misiones | ||
| Oxycheila opacipennis opacipennis | Moravec, 2020 | Misiones | ||
| Oxycheila pinelii | (Bates, 1881) | Misiones | ||
| Pentacomia argentina
= Cicindela cribrata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Tucuman | ||
| Pentacomia ventralis
= Cicindela cupriventris (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Misiones | ||
| Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis
= Cicindela aequinoctialis bifasciata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Goias | ||
| Phaeoxantha bucephala
= Cicindela cruciata cruciata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Chaco | ||
| Phaeoxantha cruciata cruciata
= Cicindela cruciata pilosula (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Buenos Aires | ||
| Phaeoxantha laminata | (Bates, 1869) | Pebas | ||
| Phaeoxantha tremolerasi | (Bates, 1869) | Concordia | ||
| Picnochile fallaciosa
= Cicindela coquerelii coquerelii (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Estrecho de Magallanes | ||
| Sumlinia halophila
= Cicindela hirsutifrons (Sumlin, 1979) [basionym]
|
Cassola & Werner, 2001 [gen.nov.; type species = C. halophila Sumlin, 1979] | Buenos Aires ★ | ||
| Sumlinia hirsutifrons
= Cicindela aptera (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Sumlin, 1979) [comb.nov. in Sumlinia Cassola & Werner, 2001] | Catamarca | ||
| Tetracha annuligera | (Bates, 1869) | Mato Grosso | ||
| Tetracha bilunata bilunata | (Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Tetracha bilunata werneri
= Cicindela bolivari (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | Amazonas | ||
| Tetracha cyanea | (Bates, 1869) | Catamarca | ||
| Tetracha distinguenda
= Cicindela flammula (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Canelones | ||
| Tetracha fulgida | (Dejean, 1826) | Goias | ||
| Tetracha germaini
= Cicindela acutipennis (Dejean, 1826) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Buenos Aires | ||
| Tetracha prolongata
= Cicindela pseudodistinguenda (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Chaco | ||
| Tetracha pseudodistinguenda | (Bates, 1869) | Mato Grosso | ||
| Tetracha quadrata | (Bates, 1869) | Salta |