Field Cards — Belize
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Brasiella hemichrysea hemichrysea
(Bates, 1881)
4–8 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Nayarit, Sinaloa
Resembles Cicindelidia, Microthylax, Odontocheila
Brasiella hemichrysea inspersa
Wiesner, 2003
4–8 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Chihuahua, Durango, Guerrero, Puebla, Queretaro, Yucatan, Tabasco, Son
= Cicindela horioni (Mandl, 1935) [basionym]
Neotropical.
Resembles Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla, Cicindela
Cicindelidia cyaniventris
(Bates, 1881)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
riverinediurnal
Chihuahua, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, San Lui
Nearctic + Neotropical.
Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela
Cicindelidia ocellata
(Klug, 1834)
8–18 mm
Active June–September (peak Jul–Aug)
riverinediurnal
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua, Sonora, Sinaloa, Zacatecas, San
= Cicindela ocellata ocellata (Klug, 1834) [basionym]
Nearctic + Neotropical.
Resembles Brasiella, Microthylax, Odontocheila
Cicindelidia radians
(Bates, 1881)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
riverinediurnal
Chihuahua, San Luis Potosi, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas
= Cicindela radians guatemalensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Nearctic + Neotropical.
Resembles Brasiella, Microthylax, Odontocheila
Cicindelidia roseiventris roseiventris
(Dejean, 1831)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
riverinediurnal
Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco
= Cicindela roseiventris tascosaensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Resembles Brasiella, Microthylax, Odontocheila
Cicindelidia roseiventris tascosaensis
(Bates, 1881)
8–18 mm
Active April–August (peak May–Jul)
riverinediurnal
Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco
= Cicindela rufiventris (Dejean, 1831) [basionym]
Nearctic + Neotropical.
Resembles Apterodela, Cicindela, Cylindera
Cicindelidia trifasciata ascendens
(Fabricius, 1781)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
riverinediurnal
Arizona, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts,
= Cicindela trifasciata australis (Fabricius, 1781) [basionym]
Resembles Brasiella, Microthylax, Odontocheila
Cicindelidia vasseletii
Wiesner, 2007
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
riverinediurnal
Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas
= Cicindela veracruzensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Nearctic + Neotropical.
Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela
Ctenostoma maculicorne
Wiesner, 2006
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
Oaxaca, Veracruz, Yucatan
= Cicindela nitidum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Habroscelimorpha yucatana
Freitag, 2014
12–17 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
Yucatan, Campeche, Quintana Roo
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith very large, strongly protuberant — open-substrate adaptation.
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa
Iresia boucardii
(Bates, 1881)
9–14 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
otherdiurnal
Oaxaca, Chiapas, Veracruz
= Cicindela lacordairei (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head about as wide as pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila mexicana
(Bates, 1869)
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal★ 5.3
Puebla, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Jalisco, Guerrero
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Tetracha angustata
(Dejean, 1826)
11–30 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandynocturnal
Chihuahua, Coahuila, Veracruz, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Colima, San
= Cicindela angusticollis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Megacephala, Phaeoxantha, Pseudotetracha
Tetracha sobrina
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
= Cicindela sobrina antiguana (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Tetracha sobrina antiguana
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
= Cicindela sobrina caicosensis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular; [inherited from species]
Tetracha sobrina caicosensis
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
= Cicindela sobrina freyi (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular; [inherited from species]
Tetracha sobrina freyi
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
= Cicindela sobrina guyanensis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular; [inherited from species]
Tetracha sobrina guyanensis
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
= Cicindela sobrina infuscata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular; [inherited from species]
Tetracha sobrina infuscata
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
= Cicindela sobrina punctata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular; [inherited from species]
Tetracha sobrina punctata
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
= Cicindela sobrina sobrina (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular; [inherited from species]
Tetracha sobrina sobrina
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
= Cicindela sommeri (Chaudoir, 1850) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha