Field Cards — Bolivia
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Brasiella amaenula
(Bates, 1881)
4–8 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Amazonas, Goias, Mato Grosso do Sul, Tocantins
= Cicindela argentata (Dejean, 1831) [basionym]
Neotropical.
Resembles Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla, Cicindela
Brasiella argentata
(Dejean, 1831)
4–8 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
= Cicindela argentata cyanosparsa (Dejean, 1831) [basionym]
Neotropical.
Resembles Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla, Cicindela
Brasiella balzani
(Bates, 1881)
4–8 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Mato Grosso
Neotropical.
Resembles Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla, Cicindela
Brasiella brullei
(Bates, 1881)
4–8 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
= Cicindela cuyabaensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Neotropical.
Resembles Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla, Cicindela
Brasiella cuyabaensis
(Bates, 1881)
4–8 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Santa Cruz, Mato Grosso, Chaco
= Cicindela darlingtoniana (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Neotropical.
Resembles Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla, Cicindela
Brasiella dolosula
(Bates, 1881)
4–8 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
riverinediurnal
Bahia, Espirito Santo, Goias, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais
Neotropical.
Resembles Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla, Cicindela
Brasiella horioni
(Mandl, 1935)
4–8 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
riverinediurnal
Cochabamba
= Cicindela chiapasi (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Neotropical.
Resembles Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla, Cicindela
Brasiella misella
(Bates, 1881)
4–8 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Mato Grosso, Corrientes, Jujuy, Salta
Neotropical.
Resembles Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla, Cicindela
Brasiella nebulosa
Wiesner, 2003
4–8 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
riverinediurnal
= Cicindela obscurella (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Neotropical.
Resembles Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla, Cicindela
Brasiella obscurella
(Bates, 1881)
4–8 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Neotropical.
Resembles Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla, Cicindela
Brasiella obscurovata
Wiesner, 2003
4–8 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Salta, Santa Cruz
Neotropical.
Resembles Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla, Cicindela
Brasiella stamatovi
Wiesner, 2003
4–8 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
= Cicindela venezuelensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Neotropical.
Resembles Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla, Cicindela
Cicindelidia rufoaenea
Wiesner, 2007
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
riverinediurnal
Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta, Santa Fe
= Cicindela rugatilis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Nearctic + Neotropical.
Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela
Ctenostoma germaini
(Bates, 1869)
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
Cochabamba, Santa Cruz
= Cicindela guatemalense (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma nigrum
Wiesner, 2006
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
Amazonas, Rio Songo, Chapare
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma nigrum lecourti
Wiesner, 2006
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
Amazonas, Rio Songo, Chapare
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos [inherited from species]
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma nigrum nigrum
Wiesner, 2006
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
Amazonas, Rio Songo, Chapare
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma nitidum
(Bates, 1869)
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela tumidum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma obliquatum
Wiesner, 2006
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
Pará, Amazonas, Madre de Dios, Beni
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma quechua
Wiesner, 2007
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
Santa Cruz
= Cicindela rugicolle (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma subtilesculptum
Wiesner, 2006
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
Goias, Mato Grosso, Pará, Santa Cruz, Buena Vista
= Cicindela succinctum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma transversum
Wiesner, 2006
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
Rondonia, Beni
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Cylindera morio
(Bates, 1867)
5–22 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
Amazonas, Goias, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Para, Sao Paulo, Toc
Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera
Cylindera sinuosa
(Bates, 1874)
5–22 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
Corrientes, Entre Rios, Misiones
Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cicindela
Cylindera zischkai
Wiesner, 2008
5–22 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
Cochabamba
Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa
Dromica brzoskai
Cassola, 2002
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.3
Santa Cruz
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Iresia aureorufa
(Bates, 1881)
9–14 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
otherdiurnal
Para, Amazonas, Mato Grosso
= Cicindela besckii (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head about as wide as pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Iresia lacordairei
(Bates, 1881)
9–14 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
Amazonia
= Cicindela mniszechii (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head about as wide as pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Iresia opalescens
(Bates, 1881)
9–14 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
Pando
= Cicindela phaedra (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head about as wide as pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Iresia psyche
(Bates, 1881)
9–14 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
Madre de Dios
= Cicindela surinamensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head about as wide as pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Langea euprosopoides
Wiesner, 2020
9–14 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela fleutiauxi (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Horn, 1902
Body small (6–10 mm), elongate-compact habitus.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Langea fleutiauxi
(Bates, 1892)
9–14 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela mellicollis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Horn, 1902
Body small (6–10 mm), elongate-compact habitus.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Langea mellicollis
(Bates, 1892)
9–14 mm
Active October–March (peak Jan–Nov)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela bishopi (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Horn, 1902
Body small (6–10 mm), elongate-compact habitus.
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Archidela
Mesacanthina ronhuberi
Werner, 2013
7–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
coastaldiurnal
Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais
Body small, elongate-compact Odontocheilina habitus.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Mesochila biguttata
Moravec, 2020
9–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal
= Cicindela brasiliensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly narrower; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Mesochila brasiliensis
(Bates, 1881)
9–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly narrower; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Mesochila conformis
Moravec, 2020
9–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly narrower; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Mesochila cyaneomarginata
Moravec, 2020
9–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly narrower; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Mesochila discrepans
Moravec, 2020
9–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly narrower; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Mesochila distigma
Moravec, 2020
9–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly narrower; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Mesochila distincta
Moravec, 2020
9–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly narrower; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Mesochila procera
Moravec, 2020
9–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly narrower; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Mesochila proceroides
Moravec, 2020
9–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly narrower; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Mesochila skrabali
Moravec, 2020
9–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly narrower; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Mesochila smaragdula
Moravec, 2020
9–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly narrower; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Mesochila smaragdula completemaculata
Moravec, 2020
9–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly narrower; eyewith large, protuberant; [inherited from species]
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Mesochila smaragdula smaragdula
Moravec, 2020
9–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly narrower; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Mesochila wappesi
Moravec, 2020
9–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly narrower; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila annulicornis
(Bates, 1869)
8–15 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
riverinediurnal
= Cicindela atripes (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila camuramandibula
Moravec, 2020
8–15 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
riverinediurnal★ 5.3
Santa Cruz
= Cicindela castelnaui (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila chrysis
(Bates, 1869)
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Buenos Aires, Chaco, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy,
= Cicindela ignita (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Cicindelidia, Microthylax
Odontocheila confusa
(Bates, 1869)
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Amazonas, Pará
= Cicindela confusa aperta (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila confusa aperta
(Bates, 1869)
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Amazonas, Pará
= Cicindela confusa confusa (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin); [inherited from species]
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila confusa confusa
(Bates, 1869)
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Amazonas, Pará
= Cicindela confusa trochanterica (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin); [inherited from species]
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila confusa trochanterica
(Bates, 1869)
8–15 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
riverinediurnal
Amazonas, Pará
= Cicindela curvidens (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila cylindricoflavescens
Moravec, 2020
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal★ 5.3
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila dilatoscapis
Moravec, 2020
8–15 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
riverinediurnal
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila divergentehamulata
Moravec, 2020
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal★ 5.3
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila euryoides
Moravec, 2020
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila eximia
Moravec, 2020
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Amazonas
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila fulgens
(Bates, 1869)
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal★ 5.3
Chaco, Córdoba, Formosa, Rio Negro, Entre Rios, Salta
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila luridipes
(Bates, 1869)
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Madre de Dios, Amazonas, Para
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila marginilabris
(Bates, 1869)
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
= Cicindela mexicana (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Cicindelidia, Microthylax
Odontocheila nitidicollis
(Bates, 1869)
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal★ 5.3
Amazonas, São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Goias, Mato Grosso, Grosso, Acre
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila parallelaruga
Moravec, 2020
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Santa Cruz, Mato Grosso
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila rubefacta
Moravec, 2020
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Huellaga, Yurimaguas, Iquitos, Pacalpa, Madre de Dios, Orinoco
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila rufipes
Moravec, 2020
8–15 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
riverinediurnal
Amazonas, Rio Purus, Madre de Dios, Pará
= Cicindela rufiscapis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila rutilans
(Bates, 1869)
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Mato Grosso
= Cicindela salvini (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila semicincta
(Bates, 1869)
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal★ 5.3
Napo, Pastaza, Cochabamba
= Cicindela simulator (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila suareziana
(Bates, 1869)
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal★ 5.3
Santa Cruz
= Cicindela tawahka (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila trilbyana
(Bates, 1869)
8–15 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
riverinediurnal
Rio Purus, Rio Jurua, Madre de Dios, Amazonas, Para
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila yunga
(Bates, 1869)
8–15 mm
Active March–June (peak Mar–May)
riverinediurnal
Tarija, Jujuy
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Amblycheila
Oxycheila bolivari
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal★ Endemic★ 5.3
= Cicindela bolivari bolivari (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins.
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila bolivari bolivari
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal★ Endemic★ 5.3
= Cicindela bolivari oberthueri (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins; [inherited from species]
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila bolivari oberthueri
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal★ Endemic★ 5.3
= Cicindela bolivari strandi (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins; [inherited from species]
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila bolivari strandi
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins.
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila germaini
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal★ 5.3
Buenos Aires, La Rioja, Misiones, Salta
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins.
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila labiata
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal
Rondonia, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Jujuy, Salta
= Cicindela lucasi (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins.
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila lucasi
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal★ 5.3
Goias, Mato Grosso
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins.
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila peruviana Mandl;1970
Mandl, 1970
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal★ 5.3
= Cicindela pinelii (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins.
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila pseudonigroaenea
Moravec, 2020
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins.
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxygonia erichsoni
(Bates, 1881)
9–14 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela fleutiauxi (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head about awith wide awith pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Oxygonia prodiga
(Bates, 1881)
9–14 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela prodiga prodiga (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head about awith wide awith pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Oxygonia prodiga prodiga
(Bates, 1881)
9–14 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela prodiga schaumi (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head about awith wide awith pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant; [inherited from species]
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Oxygonia prodiga schaumi
(Bates, 1881)
9–14 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela schoenherrii (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head about awith wide awith pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Oxygoniola chamaeleon
Wiesner, 2008
8–12 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestcrepuscular
= Cicindela affinis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Horn, 1903 Monotypic.
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Pentacomia chrysamma
(Bates, 1869)
8–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
Yungas de La Paz
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly narrower; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Pentacomia chrysammoides
Moravec, 2020
8–13 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela lanei (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly narrower; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Pentacomia cribrata
(Bates, 1869)
8–13 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
otherdiurnal
Amazonia, Mato Grosso
= Cicindela exigua (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly narrower; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Pentacomia davidpearsoni
Moravec, 2020
8–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
Santa Cruz
= Cicindela degandei (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly narrower; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Pentacomia egregia
(Bates, 1869)
8–13 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
otherdiurnal
Amazonas, Pará
= Cicindela horni (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly narrower; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Pentacomia nigrimarginata
(Bates, 1869)
8–13 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela sericina (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly narrower; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Pentacomia ronhuberi
Moravec, 2020
8–13 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
otherdiurnal
Beni
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly narrower; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis
(Bates, 1869)
13–27 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandynocturnal
Goias, Chapare, Corrientes, Salta, Rio Negro
= Cicindela aequinoctialis bifasciata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Head broad, wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant (leswith so than diurn
Resembles Megacephala, Pseudotetracha, Tetracha
Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis bifasciata
(Bates, 1869)
13–27 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Sivia, Amazonas, Santa Cruz, Mato Grosso, Goias, Rio Grande do Norte
= Cicindela bucephala (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Head broad, wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant (leswith so than diurn
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Tetracha
Phaeoxantha bucephala
(Bates, 1869)
13–27 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Chaco, Formosa, Jujuy, Salta, Santiago, Tucumán
= Cicindela cruciata cruciata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Head broad, wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant (leswith so than diurn
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Tetracha
Phaeoxantha cruciata cruciata
(Bates, 1869)
13–27 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Buenos Aires, Chaco, Entre Rios, Pará
= Cicindela cruciata pilosula (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Tetracha
Phaeoxantha wimmeri
Moravec, 2020
13–27 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandynocturnal
Santa Cruz
= Cicindela luteamaculata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Head broad, wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant (leswith so than diurn
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Poecilochila rugipennis
Werner, 2020
9–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Gerais, Sao Paulo
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly wider; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Poecilochila ventralis
Werner, 2020
9–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
Acre, Pará, Pernambuco, Rondonia, Sao Paulo
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly wider; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Poecilochila ventralis mediofasciata
Werner, 2020
9–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
Acre, Pará, Pernambuco, Rondonia, Sao Paulo
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly wider; eyewith large, protuberant; [inherited from species]
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Poecilochila ventralis obscuriventris
Werner, 2020
9–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
Acre, Pará, Pernambuco, Rondonia, Sao Paulo
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly wider; eyewith large, protuberant; [inherited from species]
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Poecilochila ventralis ventralis
Werner, 2020
9–13 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
Acre, Pará, Pernambuco, Rondonia, Sao Paulo
= Cicindela levigatum levigatum (Chaudoir, 1850) [basionym]
Pometon bolivianum
(Bates, 1869)
9–13 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
grasslanddiurnal
Amazonas
= Cicindela singulare (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Pseudoxycheila andina
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.1
= Cicindela angustata (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith moderate,
Resembles Cheiloxya, Oxycheila
Pseudoxycheila immaculata
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.1
= Cicindela inca (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith moderate,
Resembles Cheiloxya, Oxycheila
Pseudoxycheila inca
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.1
= Cicindela lateguttata (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith moderate,
Resembles Cheiloxya, Oxycheila
Pseudoxycheila quechua
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.1
= Cicindela tarsalis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith moderate,
Resembles Cheiloxya, Oxycheila
Pseudoxycheila tucumana
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active October–March (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.6
Tarija
= Cicindela orbicollis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith moderate,
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Archidela
Tetracha annuligera
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Mato Grosso, Goias, Santa Cruz, Jujuy
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha
Tetracha biimpressicollis
Moravec, 2020
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
= Cicindela bilunata bilunata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha
Tetracha bilunata bilunata
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Amazonas, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Presidente Hayes, Asuncion
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha
Tetracha bilunata werneri
Moravec, 2020
11–30 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandynocturnal
Amazonas, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Presidente Hayes, Asuncion
= Cicindela bolivari (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Megacephala, Phaeoxantha, Pseudotetracha
Tetracha brasiliensis
(Kirby, 1818)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Gr
= Cicindela brasiliensis durantoni (Kirby, 1818) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha
Tetracha brevis
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandynocturnal★ Endemic
Santa Cruz
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Megacephala, Phaeoxantha, Pseudotetracha
Tetracha brevisulcata
Moravec, 2020
11–30 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandynocturnal
Santa Cruz
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Megacephala, Phaeoxantha, Pseudotetracha
Tetracha chacoensis
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
= Cicindela chilensis (Eschscholtz, 1829) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha
Tetracha coerulea
(Perty, 1830)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha
Tetracha distinguenda
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Canelones, Santa Cruz, Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Entre Rios, Corrientes
= Cicindela flammula (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha
Tetracha frederici
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Santa Cruz
= Cicindela globosicollis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha
Tetracha fulgida
(Dejean, 1826)
11–30 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandynocturnal
Goias, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Mato Grosso, Buenos Ai
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Megacephala, Phaeoxantha, Pseudotetracha
Tetracha germaini
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Buenos Aires, Chubut, Cordoba, La Rioja, San Juan, Santiago del Estero
= Cicindela acutipennis (Dejean, 1826) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha
Tetracha huedepohli
Moravec, 2020
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Santa Cruz
= Cicindela impressa (Dejean, 1826) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Tetracha lateralis
(Dejean, 1826)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal★ Endemic
Amazonica
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha
Tetracha lucifera intermedia
Moravec, 2020
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
La Paz
= Cicindela lucifera lucifera (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha
Tetracha lucifera lucifera
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal★ Endemic
Cuzco, Madre de Dios, La Paz
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha
Tetracha magdalenae
Moravec, 2020
11–30 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandynocturnal
Beni
= Cicindela martii (Dejean, 1826) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Megacephala, Phaeoxantha, Pseudotetracha
Tetracha martii
(Dejean, 1826)
11–30 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandynocturnal
Goias, Mato Grosso, Sao Paulo, Santa Cruz, Kanindeyu
= Cicindela mellyi (Chaudoir, 1850) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Megacephala, Phaeoxantha, Pseudotetracha
Tetracha pearsoni
Moravec, 2020
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Santa Cruz
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha
Tetracha pilosipennis
Moravec, 2020
11–30 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandynocturnal
Amazonas, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Santa Cruz, Beni, Boqueron, Caazapa,
= Cicindela polita (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Megacephala, Phaeoxantha, Pseudotetracha
Tetracha prolongata
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Chaco, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Tucuman, Santa Cru
= Cicindela pseudodistinguenda (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha
Tetracha pseudodistinguenda
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Mato Grosso
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha
Tetracha spinosa
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal★ Endemic
Amazonas, Beni
= Cicindela thomsoniana (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha
Tetracha spixii
(Chaudoir, 1850)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Beni, Santa Cruz, Madre de Dios
= Cicindela spixii inquinata (Chaudoir, 1850) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha
Tetracha spixii opulenta
(Chaudoir, 1850)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Junin, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Huamuco, Santa Cruz, La Paz, Beni, Huila
= Cicindela spixii spixii (Chaudoir, 1850) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular; [inherited from species]
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha
Tetracha spixii spixii
(Chaudoir, 1850)
11–30 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandynocturnal
Beni, Santa Cruz, Madre de Dios
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Megacephala, Phaeoxantha, Pseudotetracha
Tetracha thomsoniana
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Tanja, Beni
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha
Tetracha wardi
Moravec, 2020
11–30 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandynocturnal
Beni, Rondonia
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Megacephala, Phaeoxantha, Pseudotetracha