Tiger Beetles of Ecuador
Interactive field guide · Cicindelidae · Cicindelidae matrix v54
147
Species
17
Endemics ★
22
Genera
Sep
Peak season
Ecuador holds 147 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae), including 17 country endemics ★. 22 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Ctenostoma (20), Oxycheila (16), Pseudoxycheila (16), Mesochila (14).
Habitats: forest (33) · open sandy (32) · riverine (26)
49
Arboreal
13
Nocturnal
22
Genera
Sep
Peak month
Iconic species of Ecuador
Cicindela vonhageni
Vonhageni Tiger Beetle
Among Africa's most specialized tiger beetles, *Cicindela* (Austrocicindela) haunts the bark and wood of forest trees rather than open ground — a rare arboreal lifestyle in the family. Nocturnal hunte…
Iridescent
10–18 mm
147 species
What to expect: Peak activity in September. Dominant habitats: forest (33) · open sandy (32) · riverine (26). 49 arboreal species.
| Genus | Spp. | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ctenostoma | 20 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Ctenostoma* (Neoprocephalus) Naviaux, 1998. Body ~14 mm, cylindrical (L:W >3.0), metallic. Nocturnal arbore… |
| Oxycheila | 16 | forest | DIAGNOSIS — *Oxycheila* Dejean, 1825. Body 12–22 mm, robust, metallic, oval (L:W <2.0); labrum dagger-shaped; mandibles … |
| Pseudoxycheila | 16 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Pseudoxycheila* Guérin-Méneville, 1839. Body 12–22 mm, robust, oval (L:W ratio <2.0). Head wider than prono… |
| Mesochila | 14 | forest | DIAGNOSIS — *Mesochila* (Mesochila) Rivalier, 1969. Body 9–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical (L:W ratio 2–3). Coloration metal… |
| Odontocheila | 14 | riverine Metallic | DIAGNOSIS — *Odontocheila* Laporte de Castelnau, 1834. Body 10–16 mm, robust. Toothed elytral/labral margins; labrum sex… |
| Oxygonia | 13 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Oxygonia* Mannerheim, 1837. Body 9–14 mm, ovate; L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration metallic with pale elytral spots… |
| Tetracha | 10 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Tetracha* Hope, 1838. Body 10–20 mm, robust, depressed, metallic. Nocturnal–crepuscular. Broad Megacephalin… |
| Brasiella | 7 | riverine Metallic | DIAGNOSIS — *Brasiella* Rivalier, 1954. Body 6–13 mm, elongate-oval; fully winged; nocturnal; sandy substrate. Separated… |
| Pronyssa | 7 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Pronyssa* Bates, 1874 Body medium, 9–16 mm; form elongate, notably depressed (flattened). Integument metal… |
| Cicindelidia | 5 | riverine | DIAGNOSIS — *Cicindelidia* Rivalier, 1954. Body 8–15 mm, elongate, metallic, fully winged, nocturnal. Separated from *Ci… |
| Opilidia | 5 | coastal | DIAGNOSIS — *Opilidia* Rivalier, 1954. Body 10–14 mm, oval (L:W ratio 2–3); habitus metallic with pale spots. Head wider… |
| Iresia | 3 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Iresia* (Iresia) Dejean, 1831 s.str. Body 9–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical (L:W 2–3); fully winged. Coloratio… |
| Langea | 3 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Langea* W.Horn, 1901. Body 9–14 mm, elongate, cylindrical (L:W 2–3); fully winged. Coloration metallic. Eye… |
| Cenothyla | 2 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Cenothyla* Rivalier, 1969. Body 9–13 mm, oval, L:W ratio 2–3; fully winged. Coloration metallic with pale s… |
| Cicindela | 2 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cicindela* (Austrocicindela) Rivalier, 1963. Body ~14 mm, depressed; dark/matte; nocturnal; arboreal on bar… |
| Pentacomia | 2 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Pentacomia* Bates, 1872. Body 8–13 mm, elongate-cylindrical (L:W ratio 2–3), fully winged. Coloration metal… |
| Phaeoxantha | 2 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Phaeoxantha* s.str. Chaudoir, 1850. Body medium, 10–25 mm, robust, depressed. Coloration metallic, dorsum w… |
| Ronhuberia | 2 | forest | DIAGNOSIS — *Ronhuberia* Moravec & Kudrna, 2002. Body small, 10–15 mm, elongate-compact, cylindrical (L:W ratio 2–3); in… |
| Aniara | 1 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Aniara* Hope, 1838. Body 14–20 mm, oval, robust. Dorsum entirely jet-black, matte, without metallic reflect… |
| Eucallia | 1 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Eucallia* Guérin-Méneville, 1844. Monotypic; body small, 14–22 mm, elongate-compact, depressed; coloration … |
| Metriocheila | 1 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Metriocheila* Thomson, 1857. Monotypic. Body 18–25 mm, depressed; Megacephalini broad-head habitus; metalli… |
| Oxygoniola | 1 | forest | DIAGNOSIS — *Oxygoniola* W.Horn, 1892. Body 8–12 mm, oval, metallic, fully winged. Labrum subquadrate. Pronotal sculptur… |
Aniara sepulchralis
(Bates, 1869) · 14–20 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Amapa, Amazonas, Pará, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul
cf. Apterodela Cicindela Cicindelidia
Brasiella argentata
(Dejean, 1831) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella argentata ecuadorensis
(Dejean, 1831) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella mendicula
(Bates, 1881) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella misella
(Bates, 1881) · 4–8 mm
riverine★ endemic
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Mato Grosso, Corrientes, Jujuy, Salta
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella naviauxi
Wiesner, 2003 · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Manabi
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Cenothyla consobrina
(Bates, 1892) · 9–13 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonia, Loreto
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cicindela
Cenothyla postica
(Bates, 1892) · 9–13 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Mato Grosso, Sao Paulo de Olivenca
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cicindela
coastal
Active May–August
Galapagos, Fernandina, Genovesa, San Cristobal, Marchena, Santa Cruz, Floreana
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Galapagos, Floreana, Genovesa
cf. Apterodela Cicindelidia Cylindera
Cicindelidia carthagena carthagena
(Dejean, 1831) · 8–18 mm
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Campeche, Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Morelos, Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Col
cf. Brasiella Microthylax Odontocheila
Cicindelidia favergeri
(Bates, 1881) · 8–18 mm
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Saint Lucia
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta, Santa Fe
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
Cicindelidia trifasciata latioresignata
(Fabricius, 1781) · 8–18 mm
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Mainland, Galapagos, Tumbas
cf. Brasiella Microthylax Odontocheila
Ctenostoma agnatum agnatum
(Klug, 1834) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Amazonas
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma arnaudi
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma batesii
(Chaudoir, 1860) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Amazonas
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma brunneum
(Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other★ endemic
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma cassolai
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Pichincha
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma dormeri
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma ecuadorense
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma immaculatum
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma johnsoni
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
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★ endemic
Active January–December (year-round)
Amazonas, Rio Songo, Chapare
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma onorei
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other★ endemic
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma onorei colombiense
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other★ endemic
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma regium
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Amazonas
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma rugicolle
(Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Amazonas
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma succinctum
(Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Pará
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma vairai
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Napo
cf. Pogonostoma
Eucallia boussingaulti
(Bates, 1869) · 14–22 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Cajamarca
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Iresia lacordairei
(Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonia
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Iresia phaedra
(Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
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
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
Metriocheila nigricollis
(Bates, 1892) · 18–25 mm
open sandy
Active October–March (peak Jan–Nov)
Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Archidela
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
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)
Morona Santiago, San Martin, Loreto
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 September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Napo, Pastaza, Cochabamba
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 September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
coastal
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Baja California, California Sur, Sonora, Nayarit, Jalisco, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chi
cf. Brasiella Cicindelidia Microthylax
coastal
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Baja California, California Sur, Sonora, Nayarit, Jalisco, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chi
cf. Brasiella Cicindelidia Microthylax
coastal
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Baja California, California Sur, Sonora, Nayarit, Jalisco, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chi
cf. Brasiella Cicindelidia Microthylax
coastal
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Baja California, California Sur, Sonora, Nayarit, Jalisco, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chi
cf. Brasiella Cicindelidia Microthylax
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Baja California, California Sur, Sonora, Nayarit, Jalisco, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chi
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Archidela
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila brzoskai
Moravec, 2020 · 12–22 mm
forest★ endemic
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila glabra
Moravec, 2020 · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila gracillima
(Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila gracillima gracillima
(Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila gracillima weyrauchi
(Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila haenschi
(Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila howdeni
Moravec, 2020 · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila nigroaenea
Moravec, 2020 · 12–22 mm
forest★ endemic
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila nigroaenea nigroaenea
Moravec, 2020 · 12–22 mm
forest★ endemic
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila nigroaenea variipes
Moravec, 2020 · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila pearsoni
(Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
forest★ endemic
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila pearsoni columbiensis
(Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
forest★ endemic
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila pearsoni pearsoni
(Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila pseudostrandi
Moravec, 2020 · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Oxygonia buckleyi
(Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other★ endemic
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Oxygonia carissima
(Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Oxygonia floridula
(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 kondratieffi
Moravec, 2020 · 9–14 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Oxygonia oberthueri
(Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other★ endemic
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
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
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Oxygoniola chamaeleon
Wiesner, 2008 · 8–12 mm
forest★ endemic
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 vallicola
(Bates, 1869) · 8–13 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Cylindera Hipparidium Chaetotaxis
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Goias, Chapare, Corrientes, Salta, Rio Negro
cf. Megacephala Pseudotetracha Tetracha
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Amazonas, Cusco, Sivia, Rio Napo, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondonia
cf. Megacephala Pseudotetracha Tetracha
Pronyssa andrsi
Wiesner, 2008 · 9–16 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
Pronyssa assamensis
(Bates, 1892) · 9–16 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
Pronyssa ingridae
Wiesner, 2004 · 9–16 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
Pronyssa kraatzi
(Bates, 1892) · 9–16 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
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 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 September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
Pseudoxycheila lateguttata lateguttata
(Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
open sandy★ endemic
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
open sandy★ endemic
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
open sandy★ endemic
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
open sandy★ endemic
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
Ronhuberia eurytarsipennis
Werner, 2001 · 10–15 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
forest
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
Tetracha camposi
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Guayas, Piura, Amazon
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha chilensis
(Eschscholtz, 1829) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Huanuco
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
Tetracha onorei
Moravec, 2020 · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Morona Santiago, Pastaza
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
Tetracha spinosa
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Beni
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha spixii inquinata
(Chaudoir, 1850) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Morona Santiago
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 suturalis
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Puerto Pizarro
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
| Taxon | Authority | Flight | Distribution | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aniara sepulchralis | (Bates, 1869) | Amapa | ||
| Brasiella argentata
= Cicindela argentata cyanosparsa (Dejean, 1831) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1831) | |||
| Brasiella argentata ecuadorensis
= Cicindela argentata macella (Dejean, 1831) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1831) | |||
| Brasiella argentata umbrogemmata
= Cicindela aureola (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1831) | |||
| Brasiella mendicula
= Cicindela minarum (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Brasiella misella | (Bates, 1881) | Mato Grosso ★ | ||
| Brasiella naviauxi | Wiesner, 2003 | Manabi | ||
| Brasiella nebulosa
= Cicindela obscurella (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2003 | |||
| Cenothyla consobrina | (Bates, 1892) | Amazonia | ||
| Cenothyla postica | (Bates, 1892) | Mato Grosso | ||
| Cicindela galapagoensis | Landin, 1956 | Galapagos | ||
| Cicindela vonhageni | Horn, 1900 | Galapagos | ||
| Cicindelidia carthagena carthagena
= Cicindela carthagena colossea (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1831) | Campeche | ||
| Cicindelidia favergeri
= Cicindela favergeri parvipunctulata (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Saint Lucia | ||
| Cicindelidia mathani
= Cicindela melissa (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2007 | |||
| Cicindelidia rufoaenea
= Cicindela rugatilis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2007 | Buenos Aires | ||
| Cicindelidia trifasciata latioresignata
= Cicindela trifasciata microsoma (Fabricius, 1781) [basionym]
|
(Fabricius, 1781) | Mainland | ||
| Ctenostoma agnatum agnatum
= Cicindela agnatum fuscum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Klug, 1834) | Amazonas | ||
| Ctenostoma arnaudi
= Cicindela bahiaense (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2006 | |||
| Ctenostoma batesii | (Chaudoir, 1860) | Amazonas | ||
| Ctenostoma brunneum | (Bates, 1869) | ★ | ||
| Ctenostoma cassolai | Wiesner, 2006 | Pichincha | ||
| Ctenostoma dormeri | Wiesner, 2006 | |||
| Ctenostoma ecuadorense | Wiesner, 2006 | |||
| Ctenostoma immaculatum
= Cicindela intermedium (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2006 | |||
| Ctenostoma inca | Wiesner, 2006 | |||
| Ctenostoma johnsoni
= Cicindela laeticolor (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2006 | |||
| Ctenostoma nigrum | Wiesner, 2006 | Amazonas | ||
| Ctenostoma nigrum lecourti | Wiesner, 2006 | Amazonas | ||
| Ctenostoma nigrum nigrum | Wiesner, 2006 | Amazonas ★ | ||
| Ctenostoma onorei | Wiesner, 2006 | ★ | ||
| Ctenostoma onorei colombiense | Wiesner, 2006 | ★ | ||
| Ctenostoma onorei onorei
= Cicindela ornatum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2006 | |||
| Ctenostoma regium
= Cicindela rugosum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2006 | Amazonas | ||
| Ctenostoma rugicolle | (Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Ctenostoma succinctum | (Bates, 1869) | Pará | ||
| Ctenostoma vairai | Wiesner, 2006 | Napo | ||
| Eucallia boussingaulti | (Bates, 1869) | Cajamarca | ||
| Iresia lacordairei
= Cicindela mniszechii (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Amazonia | ||
| Iresia phaedra
= Cicindela psyche (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Iresia pulchra | (Bates, 1881) | |||
| 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) | |||
| 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 | |||
| Metriocheila nigricollis | (Bates, 1892) | Catamarca | ||
| Odontocheila camposi | (Bates, 1869) | |||
| 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 excisipenis
= Cicindela exilis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Odontocheila jordani
= Cicindela luridipes (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | |||
| Odontocheila ochreata | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Odontocheila rostripenis | Moravec, 2020 | Morona Santiago | ||
| Odontocheila rubefacta | Moravec, 2020 | Huellaga | ||
| Odontocheila rufiscapis
= Cicindela rutilans (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | |||
| Odontocheila semicincta
= Cicindela simulator (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Napo | ||
| Odontocheila trilbyana | (Bates, 1869) | Rio Purus | ||
| Odontocheila vermiculata
= Cicindela yunga (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Opilidia macrocnema
= Cicindela macrocnema kinbergi (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Baja California | ||
| Opilidia macrocnema kinbergi
= Cicindela macrocnema kino (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Baja California | ||
| Opilidia macrocnema kino
= Cicindela macrocnema macrocnema (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Baja California | ||
| Opilidia macrocnema macrocnema
= Cicindela macrocnema obliquans (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Baja California | ||
| Opilidia macrocnema obliquans
= Cicindela pilosipes (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Baja California | ||
| Oxycheila affinis
= Cicindela aquatica (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxycheila brzoskai | Moravec, 2020 | ★ | ||
| Oxycheila buestani
= Cicindela costaricana (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Oxycheila glabra
= Cicindela gracillima (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Oxycheila gracillima
= Cicindela gracillima gracillima (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxycheila gracillima gracillima
= Cicindela gracillima weyrauchi (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxycheila gracillima weyrauchi | (Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxycheila haenschi | (Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxycheila howdeni
= Cicindela chabrillacii (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Oxycheila nigroaenea | Moravec, 2020 | ★ | ||
| Oxycheila nigroaenea nigroaenea | Moravec, 2020 | ★ | ||
| Oxycheila nigroaenea variipes
= Cicindela nigrosericea (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Oxycheila pearsoni
= Cicindela pearsoni columbiensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | ★ | ||
| Oxycheila pearsoni columbiensis
= Cicindela pearsoni pearsoni (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | ★ | ||
| Oxycheila pearsoni pearsoni | (Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxycheila pseudostrandi
= Cicindela similis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Oxygonia albitaenia
= Cicindela boucardi (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Oxygonia buckleyi
= Cicindela carissima (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | ★ | ||
| Oxygonia carissima
= Cicindela delia (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxygonia floridula
= Cicindela gloriola (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxygonia gloriola | (Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxygonia kondratieffi
= Cicindela moreti (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Oxygonia nigrovenator
= Cicindela oberthueri (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxygonia oberthueri | (Bates, 1881) | ★ | ||
| Oxygonia onorei
= Cicindela prodiga (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | |||
| 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) | |||
| Oxygonia uniformis
= Cicindela vuillefroyi (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxygoniola chamaeleon
= Cicindela affinis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2008 | ★ | ||
| Pentacomia chrysamma | (Bates, 1869) | Yungas de La Paz | ||
| Pentacomia vallicola | (Bates, 1869) | |||
| Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis
= Cicindela aequinoctialis bifasciata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Goias | ||
| Phaeoxantha klugii
= Cicindela laminata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Pronyssa andrsi
= Cicindela assamensis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2008 | |||
| Pronyssa assamensis | (Bates, 1892) | |||
| Pronyssa ingridae
= Cicindela kraatzi (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2004 | |||
| Pronyssa kraatzi | (Bates, 1892) | |||
| Pronyssa manaslucola
= Cicindela montanea (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2004 | |||
| Pronyssa montanea
= Cicindela nodicollis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | |||
| Pronyssa nodicollis
= Cicindela excoffieri (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila angustata
= Cicindela atahualpa (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila atahualpa
= Cicindela aymara (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila bipustulata
= Cicindela caribe (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila ceratoma | (Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila chaudoiri
= Cicindela immaculata (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila columbiana
= Cicindela confusa (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Pseudoxycheila confusa
= Cicindela chaudoiri (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila inca
= Cicindela lateguttata (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila lateguttata
= Cicindela lateguttata lateguttata (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila lateguttata lateguttata
= Cicindela lateguttata peruviana (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila lateguttata peruviana
= Cicindela macrocephala (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila nitidicollis
= Cicindela onorei (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | ★ | ||
| Pseudoxycheila onorei
= Cicindela oxychiloides (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | ★ | ||
| Pseudoxycheila oxychiloides
= Cicindela pearsoni (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | ★ | ||
| Pseudoxycheila pearsoni
= Cicindela pseudotarsalis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | ★ | ||
| Pseudoxycheila pseudotarsalis
= Cicindela quechua (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Ronhuberia eurytarsipennis | Werner, 2001 | |||
| Ronhuberia fernandezi
= Cicindela alluaudi (Fleutiaux, 1905) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2001 | |||
| Tetracha camposi | (Bates, 1869) | Guayas | ||
| Tetracha chilensis
= Cicindela immaculipennis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Eschscholtz, 1829) | |||
| Tetracha flammula
= Cicindela fulgida (Dejean, 1826) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Huanuco | ||
| Tetracha fulgida | (Dejean, 1826) | Goias | ||
| Tetracha onorei
= Cicindela pierrei (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | Morona Santiago | ||
| Tetracha pilosipennis
= Cicindela polita (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | Amazonas | ||
| Tetracha spinosa
= Cicindela thomsoniana (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Tetracha spixii inquinata
= Cicindela spixii opulenta (Chaudoir, 1850) [basionym]
|
(Chaudoir, 1850) | Morona Santiago | ||
| Tetracha spixii opulenta
= Cicindela spixii spixii (Chaudoir, 1850) [basionym]
|
(Chaudoir, 1850) | Junin | ||
| Tetracha suturalis
= Cicindela venezolana (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Puerto Pizarro |