Field Cards — Ecuador
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Aniara sepulchralis
(Bates, 1869)
14–20 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandycrepuscular
Amapa, Amazonas, Pará, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul
Uniform matt black, no maculation, transverse labrum dentate, short antennae, large head >> pronotum; only species of genus
Resembles Apterodela, Cicindela, Cicindelidia
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 argentata ecuadorensis
(Dejean, 1831)
4–8 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
= Cicindela argentata macella (Dejean, 1831) [basionym]
Neotropical; [inherited from species]
Resembles Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla, Cicindela
Brasiella argentata umbrogemmata
(Dejean, 1831)
4–8 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
= Cicindela aureola (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Neotropical.
Resembles Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla, Cicindela
Brasiella mendicula
(Bates, 1881)
4–8 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
= Cicindela minarum (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Neotropical.
Resembles Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla, Cicindela
Brasiella misella
(Bates, 1881)
4–8 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal★ Endemic
Mato Grosso, Corrientes, Jujuy, Salta
Neotropical.
Resembles Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla, Cicindela
Brasiella naviauxi
Wiesner, 2003
4–8 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Manabi
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
Cenothyla consobrina
(Bates, 1892)
9–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandydiurnal
Amazonia, Loreto
Head about awith wide awith pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cicindela
Cenothyla postica
(Bates, 1892)
9–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandydiurnal
Mato Grosso, Sao Paulo de Olivenca
Head about awith wide awith pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cicindela
Cicindela galapagoensis
Landin, 1956
10–18 mm
Active May–August
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
Galapagos, Fernandina, Genovesa, San Cristobal, Marchena, Santa Cruz,
Body 8–18 mm, elongate-cursorial; head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant; ground color metallic with white maculation bands.
Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cosmodela
Cicindela vonhageni
Horn, 1900
10–18 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 6.3
Galapagos, Floreana, Genovesa
Body 8–18 mm, elongate-cursorial; head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant; ground color metallic with white maculation bands.
Resembles Apterodela, Cicindelidia, Cylindera
Cicindelidia carthagena carthagena
(Dejean, 1831)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
riverinediurnal
Campeche, Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Morelos, Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Ja
= Cicindela carthagena colossea (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Resembles Brasiella, Microthylax, Odontocheila
Cicindelidia favergeri
(Bates, 1881)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
riverinediurnal
Saint Lucia
= Cicindela favergeri parvipunctulata (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Nearctic + Neotropical.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Cicindelidia mathani
Wiesner, 2007
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
riverinediurnal
= Cicindela melissa (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Nearctic + Neotropical.
Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, 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
Cicindelidia trifasciata latioresignata
(Fabricius, 1781)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
riverinediurnal
Mainland, Galapagos, Tumbas
= Cicindela trifasciata microsoma (Fabricius, 1781) [basionym]
Resembles Brasiella, Microthylax, Odontocheila
Ctenostoma agnatum agnatum
(Klug, 1834)
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
Amazonas
= Cicindela agnatum fuscum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma arnaudi
Wiesner, 2006
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela bahiaense (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma batesii
(Chaudoir, 1860)
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
Amazonas
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma brunneum
(Bates, 1869)
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal★ Endemic
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma cassolai
Wiesner, 2006
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
Pichincha
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma dormeri
Wiesner, 2006
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma ecuadorense
Wiesner, 2006
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma immaculatum
Wiesner, 2006
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela intermedium (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma inca
Wiesner, 2006
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma johnsoni
Wiesner, 2006
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela laeticolor (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★ Endemic
Amazonas, Rio Songo, Chapare
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma onorei
Wiesner, 2006
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal★ Endemic
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma onorei colombiense
Wiesner, 2006
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal★ Endemic
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos [inherited from species]
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma onorei onorei
Wiesner, 2006
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela ornatum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma regium
Wiesner, 2006
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
Amazonas
= Cicindela rugosum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma rugicolle
(Bates, 1869)
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
Amazonas
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma succinctum
(Bates, 1869)
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
Pará
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma vairai
Wiesner, 2006
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
Napo
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Eucallia boussingaulti
(Bates, 1869)
14–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
Cajamarca
Horn, 1899
Monotypic.
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 phaedra
(Bates, 1881)
9–14 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela psyche (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head about as wide as pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Iresia pulchra
(Bates, 1881)
9–14 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
otherdiurnal
Head about as wide as pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa
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
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
Metriocheila nigricollis
(Bates, 1892)
18–25 mm
Active October–March (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandynocturnal
Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán
Body medium-large, robust Megacephalini habitus.
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Archidela
Odontocheila camposi
(Bates, 1869)
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal★ 5.3
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
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 excisipenis
Moravec, 2020
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
= Cicindela exilis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila jordani
(Bates, 1869)
8–15 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
riverinediurnal
= Cicindela luridipes (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila ochreata
Moravec, 2020
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila rostripenis
Moravec, 2020
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Morona Santiago, San Martin, Loreto
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 rufiscapis
(Bates, 1869)
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
= Cicindela rutilans (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 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 vermiculata
Moravec, 2020
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
= Cicindela yunga (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Opilidia macrocnema
(Bates, 1892)
10–14 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
coastaldiurnal
Baja California, California Sur, Sonora, Nayarit, Jalisco, Guerrero, O
= Cicindela macrocnema kinbergi (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith very large, strongly protuberant — adaptation to open bright substra
Resembles Brasiella, Cicindelidia, Microthylax
Opilidia macrocnema kinbergi
(Bates, 1892)
10–14 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
coastaldiurnal
Baja California, California Sur, Sonora, Nayarit, Jalisco, Guerrero, O
= Cicindela macrocnema kino (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith very large, strongly protuberant — adaptation to open bright substra [inherited from species]
Resembles Brasiella, Cicindelidia, Microthylax
Opilidia macrocnema kino
(Bates, 1892)
10–14 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
coastaldiurnal
Baja California, California Sur, Sonora, Nayarit, Jalisco, Guerrero, O
= Cicindela macrocnema macrocnema (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith very large, strongly protuberant — adaptation to open bright substra [inherited from species]
Resembles Brasiella, Cicindelidia, Microthylax
Opilidia macrocnema macrocnema
(Bates, 1892)
10–14 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
coastaldiurnal
Baja California, California Sur, Sonora, Nayarit, Jalisco, Guerrero, O
= Cicindela macrocnema obliquans (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith very large, strongly protuberant — adaptation to open bright substra [inherited from species]
Resembles Brasiella, Cicindelidia, Microthylax
Opilidia macrocnema obliquans
(Bates, 1892)
10–14 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
Baja California, California Sur, Sonora, Nayarit, Jalisco, Guerrero, O
= Cicindela pilosipes (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith very large, strongly protuberant — adaptation to open bright substra
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Archidela
Oxycheila affinis
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal★ 5.8
= Cicindela aquatica (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins.
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila brzoskai
Moravec, 2020
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal★ Endemic★ 5.3
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins.
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila buestani
Moravec, 2020
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal★ 5.3
= Cicindela costaricana (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins.
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila glabra
Moravec, 2020
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal
= Cicindela gracillima (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins.
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila gracillima
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal
= Cicindela gracillima gracillima (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins.
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila gracillima gracillima
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal
= Cicindela gracillima weyrauchi (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins; [inherited from species]
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila gracillima weyrauchi
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal★ 5.3
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins.
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila haenschi
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal★ 5.3
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins.
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila howdeni
Moravec, 2020
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal★ 5.3
= Cicindela chabrillacii (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins.
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila nigroaenea
Moravec, 2020
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal★ Endemic★ 5.3
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins.
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila nigroaenea nigroaenea
Moravec, 2020
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal★ Endemic★ 5.3
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins; [inherited from species]
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila nigroaenea variipes
Moravec, 2020
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal★ 5.3
= Cicindela nigrosericea (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins.
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila pearsoni
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal★ Endemic★ 5.3
= Cicindela pearsoni columbiensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins.
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila pearsoni columbiensis
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal★ Endemic★ 5.3
= Cicindela pearsoni pearsoni (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins; [inherited from species]
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila pearsoni pearsoni
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila pseudostrandi
Moravec, 2020
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal★ 5.3
= Cicindela similis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins.
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Oxygonia albitaenia
Moravec, 2020
9–14 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela boucardi (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head about awith wide awith pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Oxygonia buckleyi
(Bates, 1881)
9–14 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal★ Endemic
= Cicindela carissima (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head about awith wide awith pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Oxygonia carissima
(Bates, 1881)
9–14 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela delia (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head about awith wide awith pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Oxygonia floridula
(Bates, 1881)
9–14 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela gloriola (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head about awith wide awith pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Oxygonia gloriola
(Bates, 1881)
9–14 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
Head about awith wide awith pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Oxygonia kondratieffi
Moravec, 2020
9–14 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela moreti (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head about awith wide awith pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Oxygonia nigrovenator
(Bates, 1881)
9–14 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela oberthueri (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head about awith wide awith pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Oxygonia oberthueri
(Bates, 1881)
9–14 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal★ Endemic
Head about awith wide awith pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Oxygonia onorei
Moravec, 2020
9–14 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela prodiga (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
Oxygonia uniformis
(Bates, 1881)
9–14 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela vuillefroyi (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head about awith wide awith pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Oxygoniola chamaeleon
Wiesner, 2008
8–12 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestcrepuscular★ Endemic
= 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 vallicola
(Bates, 1869)
8–13 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
otherdiurnal
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly narrower; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Cylindera, Hipparidium, Chaetotaxis
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 klugii
(Bates, 1869)
13–27 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandynocturnal
Amazonas, Cusco, Sivia, Rio Napo, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondonia
= Cicindela laminata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Head broad, wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant (leswith so than diurn
Resembles Megacephala, Pseudotetracha, Tetracha
Pronyssa andrsi
Wiesner, 2008
9–16 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela assamensis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Head elongate, longer than wide; eyes large, somewhat laterally directed.
Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela
Pronyssa assamensis
(Bates, 1892)
9–16 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
Head elongate, longer than wide; eyes large, somewhat laterally directed.
Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela
Pronyssa ingridae
Wiesner, 2004
9–16 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela kraatzi (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Head elongate, longer than wide; eyes large, somewhat laterally directed.
Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela
Pronyssa kraatzi
(Bates, 1892)
9–16 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
Head elongate, longer than wide; eyes large, somewhat laterally directed.
Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela
Pronyssa manaslucola
Wiesner, 2004
9–16 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela montanea (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Head elongate, longer than wide; eyes large, somewhat laterally directed.
Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela
Pronyssa montanea
(Bates, 1892)
9–16 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela nodicollis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Head elongate, longer than wide; eyes large, somewhat laterally directed.
Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela
Pronyssa nodicollis
(Bates, 1892)
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela excoffieri (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Head elongate, longer than wide; eyes large, somewhat laterally directed.
Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera
Pseudoxycheila angustata
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.1
= Cicindela atahualpa (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith moderate,
Resembles Cheiloxya, Oxycheila
Pseudoxycheila atahualpa
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.6
= Cicindela aymara (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith moderate,
Resembles Cheiloxya, Oxycheila
Pseudoxycheila bipustulata
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.1
= Cicindela caribe (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith moderate,
Resembles Cheiloxya, Oxycheila
Pseudoxycheila ceratoma
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.1
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith moderate,
Resembles Cheiloxya, Oxycheila
Pseudoxycheila chaudoiri
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.1
= Cicindela immaculata (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith moderate,
Resembles Cheiloxya, Oxycheila
Pseudoxycheila columbiana
Moravec, 2020
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.1
= Cicindela confusa (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith moderate,
Resembles Cheiloxya, Oxycheila
Pseudoxycheila confusa
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.1
= Cicindela chaudoiri (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 lateguttata
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.1
= Cicindela lateguttata lateguttata (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith moderate,
Resembles Cheiloxya, Oxycheila
Pseudoxycheila lateguttata lateguttata
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandydiurnal
= Cicindela lateguttata peruviana (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith moderate, [inherited from species]
Resembles Cheiloxya, Oxycheila
Pseudoxycheila lateguttata peruviana
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.6
= Cicindela macrocephala (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith moderate,
Resembles Cheiloxya, Oxycheila
Pseudoxycheila nitidicollis
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandydiurnal★ Endemic★ 5.6
= Cicindela onorei (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith moderate,
Resembles Cheiloxya, Oxycheila
Pseudoxycheila onorei
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandydiurnal★ Endemic★ 5.6
= Cicindela oxychiloides (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith moderate,
Resembles Cheiloxya, Oxycheila
Pseudoxycheila oxychiloides
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandydiurnal★ Endemic★ 5.6
= Cicindela pearsoni (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith moderate,
Resembles Cheiloxya, Oxycheila
Pseudoxycheila pearsoni
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandydiurnal★ Endemic★ 5.6
= Cicindela pseudotarsalis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith moderate,
Resembles Cheiloxya, Oxycheila
Pseudoxycheila pseudotarsalis
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.1
= Cicindela quechua (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith moderate,
Resembles Cheiloxya, Oxycheila
Ronhuberia eurytarsipennis
Werner, 2001
10–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal
Head about awith wide awith pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Ronhuberia fernandezi
Werner, 2001
10–15 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
forestdiurnal
= Cicindela alluaudi (Fleutiaux, 1905) [basionym]
Head about awith wide awith pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cicindela
Tetracha camposi
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Guayas, Piura, Amazon
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha
Tetracha chilensis
(Eschscholtz, 1829)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
= Cicindela immaculipennis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha
Tetracha flammula
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Huanuco
= Cicindela fulgida (Dejean, 1826) [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 onorei
Moravec, 2020
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Morona Santiago, Pastaza
= Cicindela pierrei (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
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 spinosa
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Amazonas, Beni
= Cicindela thomsoniana (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha
Tetracha spixii inquinata
(Chaudoir, 1850)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Morona Santiago
= Cicindela spixii opulenta (Chaudoir, 1850) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular; [inherited from species]
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 suturalis
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Puerto Pizarro
= Cicindela venezolana (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha