Field Cards — Ethiopia
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Bennigsenium basilewskyi
Werner, 2001
10–20 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandydiurnal
Horn, 1897
Body small to medium (7–12 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus.
Resembles Ambalia, Calyptoglossa, Cicindela
Calomera alboguttata alboguttata
(Herbst, 1806)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
= Cicindela alboguttata viridinitida (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
Resembles Myriochila, Salpingophora, Socotrana
Calomera fimbriata abyssinica
(Bates, 1878)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
= Cicindela fimbriata fimbriata (Klug, 1832) [basionym]
Resembles Hypaetha, Lophyra, Myriochila
Calomera fimbriata fimbriata
(Klug, 1832)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
= Cicindela fimbriata imperatrix (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Cylindera inopinata
(Bates, 1867)
5–22 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
North Eastern
= Cicindela inscripta (Bates, 1867) [basionym]
Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera
Dromica borana
Cassola, 1978
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.3
Sidamo
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica egregia
Germar, 1843
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.8
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica erlangeri deflexicollis
W. Horn, 1932
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal
Gemu Gofa, Marsabit, Eastern, Rift Valley
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica erlangeri erlangeri
W. Horn, 1904
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal
Gemu Gofa, Marsabit, Eastern, Rift Valley
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica nobilitata interruptemaculata
W. Horn, 1923
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal
Coast, Eastern, Tanga, Kilimanjaro, Ruvuma
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica nobilitata nobilitata
Gerstacker, 1867
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.3
Coast, Eastern, Tanga, Kilimanjaro, Ruvuma
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica oesterlei
Cassola, 2002
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.8
Gemu Gofa
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Euryarthron oscari
Werner, 2001
10–18 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
Horn, 1892 Body small to medium (7–12 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Euryarthron postremus
Werner, 2001
10–18 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
Horn, 1892 Body small to medium (7–12 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Euryarthron revoili
(Bates, 1878)
10–18 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
Horn, 1892 Body small to medium (7–12 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Euryarthron sodalis
Werner, 2020
10–18 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
= Cicindela waageni (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Horn, 1892 Body small to medium (7–12 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Euryarthron waltherhorni
Werner, 2001
10–18 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
Gemu Gofa, Sidamo
= Cicindela cyanipes (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Horn, 1892 Body small to medium (7–12 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Habrodera nilotica nilotica
Werner, 1999
11–16 mm
Active March–July (peak Apr–Jun)
open sandydiurnal
KwaZulu-Natal
Resembles Myriochila, Salpingophora, Socotrana
Lophyra boreodilatata
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 6.3
= Cicindela brevicollis brevicollis (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra canaliculata
(Bates, 1878)
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
= Cicindela flavipennis (Klug, 1832) [basionym]
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra capillata
(Bates, 1878)
9–16 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal★ 6.3
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra clathrata clathrata
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation; [inherited from species]
Resembles Hypaetha, Myriochila, Prothyma
Lophyra clathrata discoidea
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra infuscatula
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
= Cicindela luxerii (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra latelimbata
(Bates, 1878)
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
North and Eastern
= Cicindela anataria (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa
Lophyra luxerii
(Bates, 1878)
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra neglecta intermediola
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra neglecta neglecta
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra neglecta subalba
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra neglecta sublitoralis
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
= Cicindela nudorestricta (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra roberti
(Bates, 1878)
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra sumlini
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
= Cicindela uncivittata (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Megacephala morsii bequaerti
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.3
Megacephala morsii morsii
(Bates, 1878)
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.8
Myriochila basilewskyi
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
Borana, Sidamo
Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Myriochila cornusafricae
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal
Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Myriochila haladai
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal
Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Myriochila hauseri
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal
Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Myriochila lomii
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Cylindera, Hipparidium, Chaetotaxis
Myriochila respiciens respiciens
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Myriochila respiciens septentrionalis
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal
Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Myriochila sericeolongicornis
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Calochroa, Calomera, Cosmodela
Myriochila turkana
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera
Prothyma bottegoi
(Bates, 1892)
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal
Distinguished from Cylindera, Cosmodela, other Oriental genera by aedeagal morphology and Prothymina subtribe characters (R
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Prothyma confusa
(Bates, 1892)
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
Distinguished from Cylindera, Cosmodela, other Oriental genera by aedeagal morphology and Prothymina subtribe characters (R
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Prothyma leprieurii leprieurii
Dejean, 1831
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Prothyma methneri methneri
W. Horn, 1920
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal★ Endemic
North
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Prothyma methneri somalica
Müller, 1939
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
= Cicindela proxima (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Distinguished from Cylindera, Cosmodela, other Oriental genera by aedeagal morphology and Prothymina subtribe characters (R
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa
Prothyma werneri
Wiesner, 2004
10–18 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal
Distinguished from Cylindera, Cosmodela, other Oriental genera by aedeagal morphology and Prothymina subtribe characters (R
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Prothymidia angusticollis abyssiniensis
Werner, 1999
10–16 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
= Cicindela angusticollis angusticollis (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Prothymidia angusticollis angusticollis
(Bates, 1878)
10–16 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Prothymidia angusticollis itombwensis
Werner, 1999
10–16 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
= Cicindela foveicollis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Pseudodromica setosula
Serrano & Cape, 2020
7–13 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal
Horn, 1899
Body small to medium (7–13 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres alluaudi
(Fleutiaux, 1905)
10–18 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres feisthamelii
(Bates, 1878)
10–18 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres gigantulus
Cassola & Werner, 2000
10–18 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
Lake Victoria
= Cicindela grandis grandis (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres kachowskyi
Cassola & Werner, 2000
10–18 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandydiurnal
= Cicindela leucopictus leucopictus (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres lizlerianus
Cassola & Werner, 2000
10–18 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandydiurnal
= Cicindela luridus luridus (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres pseudoviridis
Cassola & Werner, 2000
10–18 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres trailini
Cassola & Werner, 2000
10–18 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal★ Endemic
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres viridipennis
Cassola & Werner, 2000
10–18 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
= Cicindela vittatus (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Salpingophora rueppelii
(Bates, 1874)
10–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
riverinediurnal
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa