Tiger Beetles of Congo
Interactive field guide · Cicindelidae · Cicindelidae matrix v54
140
Species
6
Endemics ★
24
Genera
Apr
Peak season
Congo holds 140 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae), including 6 country endemics ★. 24 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Dromica (34), Elliptica (19), Ropaloteres (13), Ophryodera (10).
Habitats: open sandy (90) · coastal (24) · forest (19) · riverine (6)
2
Flightless
1
Arboreal
9
Nocturnal
24
Genera
Apr
Peak month
Iconic species of Congo
Megacephala catenulata
Catenulata Tiger Beetle
*Megacephala* Latreille, 1802 is a robust Afrotropical tiger beetle genus whose broad, enlarged head is wider than the pronotum — the source of its name. Active after dark on bare or sandy soils, thes…
Metallic
14–35 mm
140 species
What to expect: Peak activity in April. Dominant habitats: open sandy (90) · coastal (24) · forest (19) · riverine (6). 2 flightless species. 1 arboreal species.
| Genus | Spp. | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dromica | 34 | open sandy Aposematic | DIAGNOSIS — *Dromica* (Pseudodromica) Cassola, 2002. Body 8–18 mm, metallic, oval; labrum transverse; wings dimorphic; ♂… |
| Elliptica | 19 | forest | DIAGNOSIS — *Elliptica* Fairmaire, 1884 Body 10–18 mm, cylindrical, oval-shouldered; L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration metallic… |
| Ropaloteres | 13 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Ropaloteres* Guérin-Méneville, 1849. Body 10–18 mm, cylindrical, elongate-cursorial. Coloration metallic (b… |
| Ophryodera | 10 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Ophryodera* Chaudoir, 1860. Body medium, 15–22 mm, oval; L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration metallic with pale elytr… |
| Lophyra | 8 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Lophyra* (Spilodella) Matalin & Cherkasov, 2004. Body 9–12 mm, cylindrical; metallic with pale spots; noctu… |
| Megacephala | 7 | coastal Metallic | DIAGNOSIS — *Megacephala* Latreille, 1802. Body 15–25 mm; head markedly enlarged, broader than pronotum; color bright me… |
| Euryarthron | 6 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Euryarthron* Guérin-Méneville, 1849. Body 10–18 mm, elongate-cylindrical; L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration metalli… |
| Prothymidia | 6 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Prothymidia* Rivalier, 1957. Body 10–16 mm, oval (L:W <2.0), fully winged. Coloration metallic. Eyes large,… |
| Bennigsenium | 5 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Bennigsenium* W.Horn, 1897 Body medium, 10–20 mm (key character ca. 15 mm), elongate, cylindrical; L:W rati… |
| Enantiola | 4 | riverine | DIAGNOSIS — *Enantiola* Rivalier, 1961. Body small, 8–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical. Head wider than pronotum; eyes large,… |
| Prothyma | 4 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Prothyma* (Pseudodistypsidera) W. Horn, 1934. Body 10–16 mm, metallic, cylindrical; fully winged; diurnal; … |
| Myriochila | 3 | coastal | DIAGNOSIS — *Myriochila* Motschulsky, 1857. Body 8–14 mm, elongate, metallic; eyes large, prominent; labrum transverse; … |
| Trichodela | 3 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Trichodela* Rivalier, 1957. Body small to medium, 9–14 mm, elongate-cursorial, cylindrical in cross-section… |
| Trichotaenia | 3 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Trichotaenia* Rivalier, 1957. Body 10–18 mm, depressed/flattened (L:W 2–3); coloration dark, matte; fully w… |
| Cratohaerea | 2 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Cratohaerea* Chaudoir, 1850. Body small, 10–16 mm, elongate-cylindrical; length-to-width ratio 2–3. Colorat… |
| Hipparidium | 2 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Hipparidium* Jeannel, 1946. Body large, 12–20 mm, cylindrical (L:W ratio 2–3), dark/matte. Fully winged. Ey… |
| Chaetodera | 2 | riverine | DIAGNOSIS — *Chaetodera* Jeannel, 1946. Body 12–20 mm, metallic with pale spots, cylindrical (L:W ratio 2–3). Head inclu… |
| Manticora | 2 | open sandy Aposematic flightless | DIAGNOSIS — *Manticora* Fabricius, 1792. Body massive, 40–65+ mm, depressed; L:W ratio <2.0. Dorsum entirely matte black… |
| Neochila | 2 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Neochila* Basilewsky, 1953. Length 7.1–13 mm. Elongate, parallel-sided, depressed; black to bluish-green or… |
| Calomera | 1 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Calomera* Motschulsky, 1862. 8–18 mm; genae densely long-setose; sterna setose; elytra with whitish/ivory t… |
| Cylindera | 1 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cylindera* (Eugrapha) Rivalier, 1950. Body 7–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical, metallic. Nocturnal; bare sandy s… |
| Epitrichodes | 1 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Epitrichodes* Rivalier, 1957. Body 9–13 mm, depressed, metallic; fully winged. Head wider than pronotum; ey… |
| Habrodera | 1 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Habrodera* Motschulsky, 1862. Body 11–16 mm, elongate-cylindrical, dark and matte. Head wider than pronotum… |
| Oxygonia | 1 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Oxygonia* Mannerheim, 1837. Body 9–14 mm, ovate; L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration metallic with pale elytral spots… |
Bennigsenium bodongi
Werner, 2001 · 10–20 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Calyptoglossa Cicindela
Bennigsenium discoscriptum
Werner, 2001 · 10–20 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Calyptoglossa Cicindela
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Calyptoglossa Cicindela
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Calyptoglossa Cicindela
Bennigsenium planicorne
Werner, 2001 · 10–20 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Calyptoglossa Cicindela
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
S Pelopones, Gujarat
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
Chaetodera regalis regalis
(Bates, 1892) · 12–20 mm
riverine
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Archidela
Cratohaerea chrysopyga
(Bates, 1878) · 10–16 mm
open sandy
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Katanga, Maniema, Tanganika, Sankuru, Lualaba, Kasai
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica abruptesculpta
W. Horn, 1914 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
Dromica allardi
Basilewsky, 1955 · 8–30 mm
open sandy★ endemic
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Dromica confluentesculpta
W. Horn, 1913 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica confusa
Cassola, 1986 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga, Elgon
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica cupricollis
Chaudoir, 1865 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Haut-Zaire, Katanga, Rukwa, Ruvuma, Southern, Zambesia
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica cupricollis cupricollis
Chaudoir, 1865 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Haut-Zaire, Katanga, Rukwa, Ruvuma, Southern, Zambesia
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga, North-Western, Central, Eastern
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica gracilis
W. Horn, 1909 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga, Central, Mbeya
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica intermediopunctata
W. Horn, 1908 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga, Northern, Central
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica kanzenzensis kanzenzensis
Cassola, 1986 · 8–30 mm
open sandy★ endemic
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica kanzenzensis labiosemiflava
Cassola, 1986 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica lunai
Cassola, 2002 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Lunda Norte, Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica nigroplagiata dilacerata
W. Horn, 1931 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica nigroplagiata nigroplagiata
W. Horn, 1926 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica punctatissima
Cassola, 2002 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica rawlinsi
Cassola, 2002 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Haut-Zaire, Katanga, Nairobi, Rift Valley, Eastern, Coast, Kigoma, Tabora, Dodom
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica schaumi seticollis
Cassola, 2002 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Haut-Zaire, Katanga, Nairobi, Rift Valley, Eastern, Coast, Kigoma, Tabora, Dodom
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica seriepunctata
Péringuey, 1888 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica serietuberculata hammondi
Cassola, 1980 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Lunda Norte, Katanga, Mbeya
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Lunda Norte, Katanga, Mbeya
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica serietuberculata serietuberculata
Klug, 1834 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Lunda Norte, Katanga, Mbeya
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica spinipennis
Péringuey, 1888 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica strandi crebrepunctata
W. Horn, 1929 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Cuando Kubango, Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica strandi strandi
Basilewsky, 1958 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Cuando Kubango, Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica stutzeri luluana
Basilewsky, 1948 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga, Copperbelt, Northern
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica stutzeri stutzeri
W. Horn, 1913 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga, Copperbelt, Northern
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Dromica tricostata
Péringuey, 1888 · 8–30 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Elliptica compressicornis compressicornis
(Bates, 1878) · 10–18 mm
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Elliptica compressicornis persignata
Werner, 2001 · 10–18 mm
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Elliptica deyrollei deyrollei
(Bates, 1878) · 10–18 mm
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Elliptica deyrollei pseudomechowi
Werner, 2001 · 10–18 mm
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Elliptica dispersesignata
Werner, 2001 · 10–18 mm
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
Gulu, Uele
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
Kikondjia
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Elliptica kolbeana kolbeana
Werner, 2001 · 10–18 mm
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Elliptica kolbeana longesuturata
Werner, 2001 · 10–18 mm
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Elliptica laticornis disperseflavescens
Werner, 2001 · 10–18 mm
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Elliptica laticornis laticornis
(Bates, 1878) · 10–18 mm
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Elliptica longestriata katangana
Werner, 2001 · 10–18 mm
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Elliptica longestriata longestriata
Werner, 2001 · 10–18 mm
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
forest★ endemic
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Elliptica muata muata
Werner, 2001 · 10–18 mm
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Elliptica muata parallelestriata
Werner, 2001 · 10–18 mm
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
forest
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Katanga
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Sulawesi, S. tenggara, Aru, Misool, Papua
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Malacca, Sarawak
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Sabah, Sarawak
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
Enantiola wallacei
(Bates, 1874) · 8–14 mm
riverine
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Sulawesi, S. tengah, S. tenggara
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Northwest
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Euryarthron brevisexstriatum
Werner, 2001 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Euryarthron cosmemosignatum
(Bates, 1878) · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Euryarthron saginatum
Werner, 2001 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Garamba, Kibalituri
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Euryarthron seydeli
Werner, 2020 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
Euryarthron waageni
(Bates, 1878) · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Fazogli, Alto Uele
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
Habrodera nilotica nilotica
Werner, 1999 · 11–16 mm
open sandy
Active March–July (peak Apr–Jun)
KwaZulu-Natal
cf. Myriochila Salpingophora Socotrana
Hipparidium interruptum
(Bates, 1878) · 12–20 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Hipparidium nigritulum
Werner, 2001 · 12–20 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Cylindera Chaetotaxis Lophyra
Lophyra albens
Werner, 2000 · 9–16 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Lophyra luxerii
(Bates, 1878) · 9–16 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Lophyra neglecta neglecta
Werner, 2000 · 9–16 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Lophyra neglecta sublitoralis
Werner, 2000 · 9–16 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Lophyra obliquograciliaenea
Werner, 2000 · 9–16 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Cylindera Hipparidium Chaetotaxis
Lophyra reliqua
(Bates, 1878) · 9–16 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Kassai, Gauteng, Oranje, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandyflightless
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Katanga
cf. Mantica Platychile
open sandyflightless
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Mantica Platychile
Megacephala asperata dodsi
Werner, 2003 · 14–35 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Katanga
Megacephala bocandei njamnjamensis
Werner, 2003 · 14–35 mm
coastal★ endemic
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
S Katanga
Megacephala morsii levisquamosa
Werner, 2003 · 14–35 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Katanga
Megacephala morsii morsii
(Bates, 1878) · 14–35 mm
coastal★ endemic
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Myriochila hauseri
Werner, 1999 · 9–15 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Neochila congoana
Werner, 2001 · 8–12 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Katanga, Northwestern, Copperbelt
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ophryodera divergentemaculata
Wiesner, 2013 · 15–22 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ophryodera rufomarginata bradshawi
(Bates, 1892) · 15–22 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ophryodera rufomarginata circumcinctoides
Wiesner, 2011 · 15–22 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ophryodera rufomarginata distanti
Wiesner, 2011 · 15–22 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ophryodera rufomarginata maculatovittata
Wiesner, 2011 · 15–22 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ophryodera rufomarginata oberthueri
Wiesner, 2011 · 15–22 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ophryodera rufomarginata poggei
Wiesner, 2011 · 15–22 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ophryodera rufomarginata rufomarginata
(Bates, 1874) · 15–22 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Prothyma guttipennis
(Bates, 1892) · 10–18 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Katanga
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Prothyma methneri methneri
W. Horn, 1920 · 10–18 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
North
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Prothymidia angusticollis angusticollis
(Bates, 1878) · 10–16 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Prothymidia angusticollis itombwensis
Werner, 1999 · 10–16 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Prothymidia foveicollis
(Bates, 1892) · 10–16 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Prothymidia putzeysi
(Bates, 1892) · 10–16 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Katanga, Mwinilunga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres bouyeri
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres brazzai
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres cinctus
(Bates, 1878) · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres congoensis congoensis
(Bates, 1878) · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres congoensis phyleticus
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
Ropaloteres feisthamelii
(Bates, 1878) · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres flavosignatus cupreoreductulus
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres flavosignatus flavoreductus
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres flavosignatus flavosignatus
(Bates, 1878) · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres juno
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres mimula
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres regina
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Kasai, Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Trichodela batechii
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 9–14 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Trichodela diversilabris
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 9–14 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Trichodela nubifera
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 9–14 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Trichotaenia allardi
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 10–18 mm
open sandy★ endemic
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Trichotaenia duplosetosa
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Kinda
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Trichotaenia pseudosuturalis
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Katanga
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
| Taxon | Authority | Flight | Distribution | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennigsenium bodongi | Werner, 2001 | |||
| Bennigsenium discoscriptum | Werner, 2001 | |||
| Bennigsenium grossumbreve | Werner, 2001 | |||
| Bennigsenium hauseranum
= Cicindela horni (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2001 | Katanga | ||
| Bennigsenium planicorne | Werner, 2001 | |||
| Calomera aulica tschitscherini | (Bates, 1874) | S Pelopones | ||
| Chaetodera regalis regalis | (Bates, 1892) | |||
| Chaetodera regalis veneranda
= Cicindela vigintiguttata (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2007 | |||
| Cratohaerea chrysopyga
= Cicindela bifasciatum (Klug, 1834) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | |||
| Cratohaerea confusa
= Cicindela chrysopyga (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | Katanga | ||
| Cylindera colmanti | (Bates, 1874) | |||
| Dromica abruptesculpta | W. Horn, 1914 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica allardi | Basilewsky, 1955 | Katanga | ★ | |
| Dromica allardiana | Cassola, 1975 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica bouyeri | Schüle, 2011 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica confluentesculpta | W. Horn, 1913 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica confusa | Cassola, 1986 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica cupricollis | Chaudoir, 1865 | Haut-Zaire | ||
| Dromica cupricollis cupricollis | Chaudoir, 1865 | Haut-Zaire | ||
| Dromica densepunctata | Dokhtouroff, 1883 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica differens | Cassola, 1986 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica egregia | Germar, 1843 | |||
| Dromica gracilis | W. Horn, 1909 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica intermediopunctata | W. Horn, 1908 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica kanzenzensis kanzenzensis | Cassola, 1986 | Katanga | ★ | |
| Dromica kanzenzensis labiosemiflava | Cassola, 1986 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica lunai | Cassola, 2002 | Lunda Norte | ||
| Dromica mesothoracica | Cassola, 2002 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica nigroplagiata dilacerata | W. Horn, 1931 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica nigroplagiata nigroplagiata | W. Horn, 1926 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica proepipleuralis | Cassola, 2002 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica punctatissima | Cassola, 2002 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica rawlinsi | Cassola, 2002 | |||
| Dromica schaumi schaumi | Cassola, 2002 | Haut-Zaire | ||
| Dromica schaumi seticollis | Cassola, 2002 | Haut-Zaire | ||
| Dromica seriepunctata | Péringuey, 1888 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica serietuberculata hammondi | Cassola, 1980 | Lunda Norte | ||
| Dromica serietuberculata lundana | Basilewsky, 1965 | Lunda Norte | ||
| Dromica serietuberculata serietuberculata | Klug, 1834 | Lunda Norte | ||
| Dromica spinipennis | Péringuey, 1888 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica strandi crebrepunctata | W. Horn, 1929 | Cuando Kubango | ||
| Dromica strandi strandi | Basilewsky, 1958 | Cuando Kubango | ||
| Dromica stutzeri luluana | Basilewsky, 1948 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica stutzeri stutzeri | W. Horn, 1913 | Katanga | ||
| Dromica tricostata | Péringuey, 1888 | |||
| Elliptica basilewskyana
= Cicindela compressicornis compressicornis (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2001 | Katanga | ||
| Elliptica compressicornis compressicornis | (Bates, 1878) | Katanga | ||
| Elliptica compressicornis persignata
= Cicindela deyrollei deyrollei (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2001 | Katanga | ||
| Elliptica deyrollei deyrollei | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Elliptica deyrollei pseudomechowi | Werner, 2001 | |||
| Elliptica dispersesignata | Werner, 2001 | Gulu | ||
| Elliptica kikondjae | Werner, 2001 | Kikondjia | ||
| Elliptica kolbeana kolbeana | Werner, 2001 | Katanga | ||
| Elliptica kolbeana longesuturata | Werner, 2001 | Katanga | ||
| Elliptica laticornis disperseflavescens | Werner, 2001 | |||
| Elliptica laticornis irregularis
= Cicindela laticornis laticornis (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2001 | |||
| Elliptica laticornis laticornis | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Elliptica longestriata katangana | Werner, 2001 | |||
| Elliptica longestriata longestriata
= Cicindela lugubris (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2001 | |||
| Elliptica lugubris | (Bates, 1878) | ★ | ||
| Elliptica mechowi | Werner, 2001 | |||
| Elliptica muata muata | Werner, 2001 | |||
| Elliptica muata parallelestriata | Werner, 2001 | |||
| Elliptica transversefasciata
= Cicindela denticollis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2001 | Katanga | ||
| Enantiola denticollis
= Cicindela hewittii (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | Sulawesi | ||
| Enantiola hewittii
= Cicindela spinicollis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | Malacca | ||
| Enantiola spinicollis
= Cicindela wallacei (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | Sabah | ||
| Enantiola wallacei | (Bates, 1874) | Sulawesi | ||
| Epitrichodes villosus
= Cicindela boussingaulti (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2013 | Northwest | ||
| Euryarthron brevisexstriatum
= Cicindela cosmemosignatum (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2001 | |||
| Euryarthron cosmemosignatum | (Bates, 1878) | Katanga | ||
| Euryarthron festivum
= Cicindela gerstaeckeri (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | |||
| Euryarthron saginatum | Werner, 2001 | Garamba | ||
| Euryarthron seydeli | Werner, 2020 | |||
| Euryarthron waageni | (Bates, 1878) | Fazogli | ||
| Habrodera nilotica nilotica | Werner, 1999 | KwaZulu-Natal | ||
| Hipparidium interruptum | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Hipparidium nigritulum | Werner, 2001 | |||
| Lophyra albens
= Cicindela arnoldi (Péringuey, 1888) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2000 | |||
| Lophyra luxerii | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Lophyra neglecta intermediola | Werner, 2000 | |||
| Lophyra neglecta neglecta | Werner, 2000 | |||
| Lophyra neglecta subalba | Werner, 2000 | |||
| Lophyra neglecta sublitoralis
= Cicindela nudorestricta (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2000 | |||
| Lophyra obliquograciliaenea | Werner, 2000 | |||
| Lophyra reliqua | (Bates, 1878) | Kassai | ||
| Manticora congoensis | (Bates, 1878) | Katanga | ||
| Manticora livingstoni
= Cicindela mygaloides (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | |||
| Megacephala asperata dodsi | Werner, 2003 | Katanga | ||
| Megacephala bocandei njamnjamensis | Werner, 2003 | ★ | ||
| Megacephala catenulata
= Cicindela denticollis denticollis (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2020 | S Katanga | ||
| Megacephala morsii bequaerti | Werner, 2003 | |||
| Megacephala morsii levisquamosa
= Cicindela morsii morsii (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2003 | Katanga | ||
| Megacephala morsii morsii | (Bates, 1878) | ★ | ||
| Megacephala morsii occidentalis
= Cicindela quadrisignata quadrisignata (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2003 | |||
| Myriochila hauseri | Werner, 1999 | |||
| Myriochila jordaniana aethiopica
= Cicindela jordaniana jordaniana (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 1999 | Katanga | ||
| Myriochila jordaniana jordaniana
= Cicindela jucunda (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | Katanga | ||
| Neochila congoana | Werner, 2001 | |||
| Neochila prototypica | Werner, 2001 | Katanga | ||
| Ophryodera divergentemaculata
= Cicindela foliicornis foliicornis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2013 | Katanga | ||
| Ophryodera rufomarginata bohemani
= Cicindela rufomarginata bradshawi (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | |||
| Ophryodera rufomarginata bradshawi | (Bates, 1892) | |||
| Ophryodera rufomarginata circumcinctoides | Wiesner, 2011 | |||
| Ophryodera rufomarginata distanti | Wiesner, 2011 | |||
| Ophryodera rufomarginata maculatovittata | Wiesner, 2011 | |||
| Ophryodera rufomarginata oberthueri | Wiesner, 2011 | |||
| Ophryodera rufomarginata poggei | Wiesner, 2011 | |||
| Ophryodera rufomarginata richteri
= Cicindela rufomarginata rufomarginata (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2011 | |||
| Ophryodera rufomarginata rufomarginata | (Bates, 1874) | |||
| Oxygonia vuillefroyi | (Bates, 1881) | |||
| Prothyma confusa | (Bates, 1892) | |||
| Prothyma guttipennis | (Bates, 1892) | Katanga | ||
| Prothyma leprieurii leprieurii | Dejean, 1831 | |||
| Prothyma methneri methneri | W. Horn, 1920 | North | ||
| Prothymidia angusticollis abyssiniensis
= Cicindela angusticollis angusticollis (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 1999 | |||
| Prothymidia angusticollis angusticollis | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Prothymidia angusticollis itombwensis
= Cicindela foveicollis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Werner, 1999 | |||
| Prothymidia foveicollis
= Cicindela gemmiprivata (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Katanga | ||
| Prothymidia putzeysi
= Cicindela sibyllae (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | |||
| Prothymidia sibyllae
= Cicindela vuilletorum (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Katanga | ||
| Ropaloteres bouyeri | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | Katanga | ||
| Ropaloteres brazzai
= Cicindela cinctus (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Cassola & Werner, 2000 | |||
| Ropaloteres cinctus
= Cicindela congoensis congoensis (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | |||
| Ropaloteres congoensis congoensis | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Ropaloteres congoensis phyleticus | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | |||
| Ropaloteres feisthamelii | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Ropaloteres flavosignatus cupreoreductulus | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | |||
| Ropaloteres flavosignatus flavoreductus
= Cicindela flavosignatus flavosignatus (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Cassola & Werner, 2000 | |||
| Ropaloteres flavosignatus flavosignatus | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Ropaloteres juno | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | |||
| Ropaloteres marshalli | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | Katanga | ||
| Ropaloteres mimula | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | |||
| Ropaloteres regina | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | Kasai | ||
| Trichodela batechii | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | Katanga | ||
| Trichodela diversilabris | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | |||
| Trichodela nubifera | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | |||
| Trichotaenia allardi | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | Katanga | ★ | |
| Trichotaenia duplosetosa | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | Kinda | ||
| Trichotaenia pseudosuturalis | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | Katanga |