Tiger Beetles of Bolivia
Interactive field guide · Cicindelidae · Cicindelidae matrix v54
138
Species
7
Endemics ★
19
Genera
Sep
Peak season
Bolivia holds 138 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae), including 7 country endemics ★. 19 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Tetracha (29), Odontocheila (24), Mesochila (14), Brasiella (12).
Habitats: open sandy (40) · riverine (37) · forest (24)
32
Arboreal
34
Nocturnal
19
Genera
Sep
Peak month
Iconic species of Bolivia
Dromica brzoskai
Brzoskai Tiger Beetle
*Dromica* (Pseudodromica) is a subgenus of swift, brightly metallic African tiger beetles haunting compacted laterite and dry clay pans across sub-Saharan Africa. Active by day, these cursorial beetle…
Aposematic
8–30 mm
138 species
What to expect: Peak activity in September. Dominant habitats: open sandy (40) · riverine (37) · forest (24). 32 arboreal species.
| Genus | Spp. | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tetracha | 29 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Tetracha* Hope, 1838. Body 10–20 mm, robust, depressed, metallic. Nocturnal–crepuscular. Broad Megacephalin… |
| Odontocheila | 24 | riverine Metallic | DIAGNOSIS — *Odontocheila* Laporte de Castelnau, 1834. Body 10–16 mm, robust. Toothed elytral/labral margins; labrum sex… |
| Mesochila | 14 | forest | DIAGNOSIS — *Mesochila* (Mesochila) Rivalier, 1969. Body 9–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical (L:W ratio 2–3). Coloration metal… |
| Brasiella | 12 | riverine Metallic | DIAGNOSIS — *Brasiella* Rivalier, 1954. Body 6–13 mm, elongate-oval; fully winged; nocturnal; sandy substrate. Separated… |
| Ctenostoma | 9 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Ctenostoma* (Neoprocephalus) Naviaux, 1998. Body ~14 mm, cylindrical (L:W >3.0), metallic. Nocturnal arbore… |
| Oxycheila | 9 | forest | DIAGNOSIS — *Oxycheila* Dejean, 1825. Body 12–22 mm, robust, metallic, oval (L:W <2.0); labrum dagger-shaped; mandibles … |
| Pentacomia | 7 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Pentacomia* Bates, 1872. Body 8–13 mm, elongate-cylindrical (L:W ratio 2–3), fully winged. Coloration metal… |
| Phaeoxantha | 5 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Phaeoxantha* s.str. Chaudoir, 1850. Body medium, 10–25 mm, robust, depressed. Coloration metallic, dorsum w… |
| Poecilochila | 5 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Poecilochila* (Poecilochila) Rivalier, 1969 s.str. Body medium, 9–13 mm; habitus cylindrical, elongate-comp… |
| Pseudoxycheila | 5 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Pseudoxycheila* Guérin-Méneville, 1839. Body 12–22 mm, robust, oval (L:W ratio <2.0). Head wider than prono… |
| Iresia | 4 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Iresia* (Iresia) Dejean, 1831 s.str. Body 9–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical (L:W 2–3); fully winged. Coloratio… |
| Oxygonia | 4 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Oxygonia* Mannerheim, 1837. Body 9–14 mm, ovate; L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration metallic with pale elytral spots… |
| Cylindera | 3 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cylindera* (Eugrapha) Rivalier, 1950. Body 7–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical, metallic. Nocturnal; bare sandy s… |
| Langea | 3 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Langea* W.Horn, 1901. Body 9–14 mm, elongate, cylindrical (L:W 2–3); fully winged. Coloration metallic. Eye… |
| Cicindelidia | 1 | riverine | DIAGNOSIS — *Cicindelidia* Rivalier, 1954. Body 8–15 mm, elongate, metallic, fully winged, nocturnal. Separated from *Ci… |
| Dromica | 1 | open sandy Aposematic | DIAGNOSIS — *Dromica* (Pseudodromica) Cassola, 2002. Body 8–18 mm, metallic, oval; labrum transverse; wings dimorphic; ♂… |
| Mesacanthina | 1 | coastal | DIAGNOSIS — *Mesacanthina* Rivalier, 1969. Body 7–13 mm, depressed, metallic. Fully winged; nocturnal. Labrum subquadrat… |
| Oxygoniola | 1 | forest | DIAGNOSIS — *Oxygoniola* W.Horn, 1892. Body 8–12 mm, oval, metallic, fully winged. Labrum subquadrate. Pronotal sculptur… |
| Pometon | 1 | grassland | DIAGNOSIS — *Pometon* Fleutiaux, 1899 Body small, 9–13 mm, strongly depressed (L:W ratio 2–3). Coloration metallic. Eyes… |
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Goias, Mato Grosso do Sul, Tocantins
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella argentata
(Dejean, 1831) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella balzani
(Bates, 1881) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Mato Grosso
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
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 horioni
(Mandl, 1935) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Cochabamba
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
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
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
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta, Santa Fe
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
Ctenostoma germaini
(Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Cochabamba, Santa Cruz
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma nigrum
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Amazonas, Rio Songo, Chapare
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma nigrum lecourti
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Amazonas, Rio Songo, Chapare
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma nigrum nigrum
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Amazonas, Rio Songo, Chapare
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma nitidum
(Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma obliquatum
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Pará, Amazonas, Madre de Dios, Beni
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma quechua
Wiesner, 2007 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Santa Cruz
cf. Pogonostoma
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Goias, Mato Grosso, Pará, Santa Cruz, Buena Vista
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma transversum
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Rondonia, Beni
cf. Pogonostoma
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Amazonas, Goias, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Para, Sao Paulo, Tocantins
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
Cylindera sinuosa
(Bates, 1874) · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Corrientes, Entre Rios, Misiones
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
Cylindera zischkai
Wiesner, 2008 · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Cochabamba
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
Dromica brzoskai
Cassola, 2002 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Santa Cruz
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Iresia aureorufa
(Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Para, Amazonas, Mato Grosso
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Iresia lacordairei
(Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonia
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Iresia opalescens
(Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Pando
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Iresia psyche
(Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Madre de Dios
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Langea euprosopoides
Wiesner, 2020 · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Langea fleutiauxi
(Bates, 1892) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Langea mellicollis
(Bates, 1892) · 9–14 mm
other
Active October–March (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Archidela
Mesacanthina ronhuberi
Werner, 2013 · 7–13 mm
coastal
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila brasiliensis
(Bates, 1881) · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila conformis
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila cyaneomarginata
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila discrepans
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila distigma
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila procera
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila proceroides
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila skrabali
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila smaragdula
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila smaragdula completemaculata
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila smaragdula smaragdula
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila wappesi
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Santa Cruz
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Buenos Aires, Chaco, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones,
cf. Brasiella Cicindelidia Microthylax
Odontocheila confusa
(Bates, 1869) · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila confusa confusa
(Bates, 1869) · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Amazonas, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas
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)
Madre de Dios, Amazonas, Para
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Cicindelidia Microthylax
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Goias, Mato Grosso, Grosso, Acre
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Santa Cruz, Mato Grosso
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Huellaga, Yurimaguas, Iquitos, Pacalpa, Madre de Dios, Orinoco
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Amazonas, Rio Purus, Madre de Dios, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Mato Grosso
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Napo, Pastaza, Cochabamba
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Santa Cruz
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Rio Purus, Rio Jurua, Madre de Dios, Amazonas, Para
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active March–June (peak Mar–May)
Tarija, Jujuy
cf. Amblycheila
Oxycheila bolivari
(Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
forest★ endemic
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila bolivari bolivari
(Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
forest★ endemic
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila bolivari oberthueri
(Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
forest★ endemic
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila bolivari strandi
(Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
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 lucasi
(Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Goias, Mato Grosso
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila pseudonigroaenea
Moravec, 2020 · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxygonia erichsoni
(Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Oxygonia prodiga prodiga
(Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Oxygonia prodiga schaumi
(Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Oxygoniola chamaeleon
Wiesner, 2008 · 8–12 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Pentacomia chrysamma
(Bates, 1869) · 8–13 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Yungas de La Paz
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Pentacomia chrysammoides
Moravec, 2020 · 8–13 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Pentacomia cribrata
(Bates, 1869) · 8–13 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Amazonia, Mato Grosso
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Pentacomia davidpearsoni
Moravec, 2020 · 8–13 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Santa Cruz
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Pentacomia egregia
(Bates, 1869) · 8–13 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Amazonas, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Pentacomia nigrimarginata
(Bates, 1869) · 8–13 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Pentacomia ronhuberi
Moravec, 2020 · 8–13 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Beni
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)
Sivia, Amazonas, Santa Cruz, Mato Grosso, Goias, Rio Grande do Norte
cf. Aniara Metriocheila 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
Phaeoxantha wimmeri
Moravec, 2020 · 13–27 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Santa Cruz
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Gerais, Sao Paulo
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Poecilochila ventralis
Werner, 2020 · 9–13 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Acre, Pará, Pernambuco, Rondonia, Sao Paulo
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Poecilochila ventralis mediofasciata
Werner, 2020 · 9–13 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Acre, Pará, Pernambuco, Rondonia, Sao Paulo
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Acre, Pará, Pernambuco, Rondonia, Sao Paulo
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Poecilochila ventralis ventralis
Werner, 2020 · 9–13 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Acre, Pará, Pernambuco, Rondonia, Sao Paulo
Pometon bolivianum
(Bates, 1869) · 9–13 mm
grassland
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Amazonas
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
open sandy
Active October–March (peak Jan–Nov)
Tarija
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Archidela
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 biimpressicollis
Moravec, 2020 · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
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 brasiliensis
(Kirby, 1818) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Su
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
open sandy★ endemic
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Santa Cruz
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
Tetracha brevisulcata
Moravec, 2020 · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Santa Cruz
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha coerulea
(Perty, 1830) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
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
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Santa Cruz
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)
Santa Cruz
Tetracha lateralis
(Dejean, 1826) · 11–30 mm
open sandy★ endemic
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonica
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha lucifera intermedia
Moravec, 2020 · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
La Paz
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha lucifera lucifera
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy★ endemic
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Cuzco, Madre de Dios, La Paz
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha magdalenae
Moravec, 2020 · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Beni
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
Tetracha martii
(Dejean, 1826) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Goias, Mato Grosso, Sao Paulo, Santa Cruz, Kanindeyu
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
Tetracha pearsoni
Moravec, 2020 · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Santa Cruz
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha pilosipennis
Moravec, 2020 · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Amazonas, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Santa Cruz, Beni, Boqueron, Caazapa, Acre
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
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 spinosa
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy★ endemic
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Beni
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha spixii
(Chaudoir, 1850) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Beni, Santa Cruz, Madre de Dios
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Junin, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Huamuco, Santa Cruz, La Paz, Beni, Huila
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha spixii spixii
(Chaudoir, 1850) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Beni, Santa Cruz, Madre de Dios
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
Tetracha thomsoniana
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Tanja, Beni
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha wardi
Moravec, 2020 · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Beni, Rondonia
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
| Taxon | Authority | Flight | Distribution | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasiella amaenula
= Cicindela argentata (Dejean, 1831) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Amazonas | ||
| Brasiella argentata
= Cicindela argentata cyanosparsa (Dejean, 1831) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1831) | |||
| Brasiella balzani | (Bates, 1881) | Mato Grosso | ||
| Brasiella brullei
= Cicindela cuyabaensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Brasiella cuyabaensis
= Cicindela darlingtoniana (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Santa Cruz | ||
| Brasiella dolosula | (Bates, 1881) | Bahia | ||
| Brasiella horioni
= Cicindela chiapasi (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Mandl, 1935) | Cochabamba | ||
| Brasiella misella | (Bates, 1881) | Mato Grosso | ||
| Brasiella nebulosa
= Cicindela obscurella (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2003 | |||
| Brasiella obscurella | (Bates, 1881) | |||
| Brasiella obscurovata | Wiesner, 2003 | Salta | ||
| Brasiella stamatovi
= Cicindela venezuelensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2003 | |||
| Cicindelidia rufoaenea
= Cicindela rugatilis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2007 | Buenos Aires | ||
| Ctenostoma germaini
= Cicindela guatemalense (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Cochabamba | ||
| Ctenostoma nigrum | Wiesner, 2006 | Amazonas | ||
| Ctenostoma nigrum lecourti | Wiesner, 2006 | Amazonas | ||
| Ctenostoma nigrum nigrum | Wiesner, 2006 | Amazonas | ||
| Ctenostoma nitidum
= Cicindela tumidum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | |||
| Ctenostoma obliquatum | Wiesner, 2006 | Pará | ||
| Ctenostoma quechua
= Cicindela rugicolle (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2007 | Santa Cruz | ||
| Ctenostoma subtilesculptum
= Cicindela succinctum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2006 | Goias | ||
| Ctenostoma transversum | Wiesner, 2006 | Rondonia | ||
| Cylindera morio | (Bates, 1867) | Amazonas | ||
| Cylindera sinuosa | (Bates, 1874) | Corrientes | ||
| Cylindera zischkai | Wiesner, 2008 | Cochabamba | ||
| Dromica brzoskai | Cassola, 2002 | Santa Cruz | ||
| Iresia aureorufa
= Cicindela besckii (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Para | ||
| Iresia lacordairei
= Cicindela mniszechii (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Amazonia | ||
| Iresia opalescens
= Cicindela phaedra (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Pando | ||
| Iresia psyche
= Cicindela surinamensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Madre de Dios | ||
| Langea euprosopoides
= Cicindela fleutiauxi (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2020 | |||
| Langea fleutiauxi
= Cicindela mellicollis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | |||
| Langea mellicollis
= Cicindela bishopi (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | |||
| Mesacanthina ronhuberi | Werner, 2013 | Mato Grosso | ||
| Mesochila biguttata
= Cicindela brasiliensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila brasiliensis | (Bates, 1881) | |||
| Mesochila conformis | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila cyaneomarginata | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila discrepans | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila distigma | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila distincta | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila procera | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila proceroides | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila skrabali | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila smaragdula | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila smaragdula completemaculata | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila smaragdula smaragdula | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila wappesi | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Odontocheila annulicornis
= Cicindela atripes (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | |||
| Odontocheila camuramandibula
= Cicindela castelnaui (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | Santa Cruz | ||
| Odontocheila chrysis
= Cicindela ignita (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Buenos Aires | ||
| Odontocheila confusa
= Cicindela confusa aperta (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila confusa aperta
= Cicindela confusa confusa (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila confusa confusa
= Cicindela confusa trochanterica (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila confusa trochanterica
= Cicindela curvidens (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila cylindricoflavescens | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Odontocheila dilatoscapis | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Odontocheila divergentehamulata | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Odontocheila euryoides | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Odontocheila eximia | Moravec, 2020 | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila fulgens | (Bates, 1869) | Chaco | ||
| Odontocheila luridipes | (Bates, 1869) | Madre de Dios | ||
| Odontocheila marginilabris
= Cicindela mexicana (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | |||
| Odontocheila nitidicollis | (Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila parallelaruga | Moravec, 2020 | Santa Cruz | ||
| Odontocheila rubefacta | Moravec, 2020 | Huellaga | ||
| Odontocheila rufipes
= Cicindela rufiscapis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila rutilans
= Cicindela salvini (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Mato Grosso | ||
| Odontocheila semicincta
= Cicindela simulator (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Napo | ||
| Odontocheila suareziana
= Cicindela tawahka (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Santa Cruz | ||
| Odontocheila trilbyana | (Bates, 1869) | Rio Purus | ||
| Odontocheila yunga | (Bates, 1869) | Tarija | ||
| Oxycheila bolivari
= Cicindela bolivari bolivari (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | ★ | ||
| Oxycheila bolivari bolivari
= Cicindela bolivari oberthueri (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | ★ | ||
| Oxycheila bolivari oberthueri
= Cicindela bolivari strandi (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | ★ | ||
| Oxycheila bolivari strandi | (Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxycheila germaini | (Bates, 1881) | Buenos Aires | ||
| Oxycheila labiata
= Cicindela lucasi (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Rondonia | ||
| Oxycheila lucasi | (Bates, 1881) | Goias | ||
| Oxycheila peruviana Mandl;1970
= Cicindela pinelii (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Mandl, 1970 | |||
| Oxycheila pseudonigroaenea | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Oxygonia erichsoni
= Cicindela fleutiauxi (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxygonia prodiga
= Cicindela prodiga prodiga (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxygonia prodiga prodiga
= Cicindela prodiga schaumi (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxygonia prodiga schaumi
= Cicindela schoenherrii (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxygoniola chamaeleon
= Cicindela affinis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2008 | |||
| Pentacomia chrysamma | (Bates, 1869) | Yungas de La Paz | ||
| Pentacomia chrysammoides
= Cicindela lanei (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Pentacomia cribrata
= Cicindela exigua (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonia | ||
| Pentacomia davidpearsoni
= Cicindela degandei (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | Santa Cruz | ||
| Pentacomia egregia
= Cicindela horni (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Pentacomia nigrimarginata
= Cicindela sericina (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | |||
| Pentacomia ronhuberi | Moravec, 2020 | Beni | ||
| Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis
= Cicindela aequinoctialis bifasciata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Goias | ||
| Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis bifasciata
= Cicindela bucephala (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Sivia | ||
| 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 wimmeri
= Cicindela luteamaculata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | Santa Cruz | ||
| Poecilochila rugipennis | Werner, 2020 | Mato Grosso | ||
| Poecilochila ventralis | Werner, 2020 | Acre | ||
| Poecilochila ventralis mediofasciata | Werner, 2020 | Acre | ||
| Poecilochila ventralis obscuriventris | Werner, 2020 | Acre | ||
| Poecilochila ventralis ventralis
= Cicindela levigatum levigatum (Chaudoir, 1850) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2020 | Acre | ||
| Pometon bolivianum
= Cicindela singulare (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Pseudoxycheila andina
= Cicindela angustata (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila immaculata
= Cicindela inca (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila inca
= Cicindela lateguttata (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila quechua
= Cicindela tarsalis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila tucumana
= Cicindela orbicollis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Tarija | ||
| Tetracha annuligera | (Bates, 1869) | Mato Grosso | ||
| Tetracha biimpressicollis
= Cicindela bilunata bilunata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Tetracha bilunata bilunata | (Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Tetracha bilunata werneri
= Cicindela bolivari (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | Amazonas | ||
| Tetracha brasiliensis
= Cicindela brasiliensis durantoni (Kirby, 1818) [basionym]
|
(Kirby, 1818) | Espirito Santo | ||
| Tetracha brevis | (Bates, 1869) | Santa Cruz | ★ | |
| Tetracha brevisulcata | Moravec, 2020 | Santa Cruz | ||
| Tetracha chacoensis
= Cicindela chilensis (Eschscholtz, 1829) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | |||
| Tetracha coerulea | (Perty, 1830) | |||
| Tetracha distinguenda
= Cicindela flammula (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Canelones | ||
| Tetracha frederici
= Cicindela globosicollis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Santa Cruz | ||
| Tetracha fulgida | (Dejean, 1826) | Goias | ||
| Tetracha germaini
= Cicindela acutipennis (Dejean, 1826) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Buenos Aires | ||
| Tetracha huedepohli
= Cicindela impressa (Dejean, 1826) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | Santa Cruz | ||
| Tetracha lateralis | (Dejean, 1826) | Amazonica | ★ | |
| Tetracha lucifera intermedia
= Cicindela lucifera lucifera (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | La Paz | ||
| Tetracha lucifera lucifera | (Bates, 1869) | Cuzco ★ | ||
| Tetracha magdalenae
= Cicindela martii (Dejean, 1826) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | Beni | ||
| Tetracha martii
= Cicindela mellyi (Chaudoir, 1850) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1826) | Goias | ||
| Tetracha pearsoni | Moravec, 2020 | Santa Cruz | ||
| Tetracha pilosipennis
= Cicindela polita (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | Amazonas | ||
| Tetracha prolongata
= Cicindela pseudodistinguenda (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Chaco | ||
| Tetracha pseudodistinguenda | (Bates, 1869) | Mato Grosso | ||
| Tetracha spinosa
= Cicindela thomsoniana (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas ★ | ||
| Tetracha spixii
= Cicindela spixii inquinata (Chaudoir, 1850) [basionym]
|
(Chaudoir, 1850) | Beni | ||
| Tetracha spixii opulenta
= Cicindela spixii spixii (Chaudoir, 1850) [basionym]
|
(Chaudoir, 1850) | Junin | ||
| Tetracha spixii spixii | (Chaudoir, 1850) | Beni | ||
| Tetracha thomsoniana | (Bates, 1869) | Cochabamba | ||
| Tetracha wardi | Moravec, 2020 | Beni |