Tiger Beetles of French Guiana
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Species
2
Endemics ★
11
Genera
Sep
Peak season
French Guiana holds 61 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae), including 2 country endemics ★. 11 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Odontocheila (21), Ctenostoma (16), Tetracha (7), Poecilochila (5).
Habitats: riverine (25) · open sandy (11)
25
Arboreal
8
Nocturnal
11
Genera
Sep
Peak month
Iconic species of French Guiana
Odontocheila atripes
Atripes Tiger Beetle
*Odontocheila* Laporte de Castelnau, 1834 is the largest genus of subtribe Odontocheilina, with around 105 species distributed across Neotropical forests. These robust, 10–16 mm beetles are nocturnal …
Metallic
8–15 mm
61 species
What to expect: Peak activity in September. Dominant habitats: riverine (25) · open sandy (11). 25 arboreal species.
| Genus | Spp. | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odontocheila | 21 | riverine Metallic | DIAGNOSIS — *Odontocheila* Laporte de Castelnau, 1834. Body 10–16 mm, robust. Toothed elytral/labral margins; labrum sex… |
| Ctenostoma | 16 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Ctenostoma* (Neoprocephalus) Naviaux, 1998. Body ~14 mm, cylindrical (L:W >3.0), metallic. Nocturnal arbore… |
| Tetracha | 7 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Tetracha* Hope, 1838. Body 10–20 mm, robust, depressed, metallic. Nocturnal–crepuscular. Broad Megacephalin… |
| Poecilochila | 5 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Poecilochila* (Poecilochila) Rivalier, 1969 s.str. Body medium, 9–13 mm; habitus cylindrical, elongate-comp… |
| Brasiella | 4 | riverine Metallic | DIAGNOSIS — *Brasiella* Rivalier, 1954. Body 6–13 mm, elongate-oval; fully winged; nocturnal; sandy substrate. Separated… |
| Iresia | 2 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Iresia* (Iresia) Dejean, 1831 s.str. Body 9–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical (L:W 2–3); fully winged. Coloratio… |
| Pentacomia | 2 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Pentacomia* Bates, 1872. Body 8–13 mm, elongate-cylindrical (L:W ratio 2–3), fully winged. Coloration metal… |
| Aniara | 1 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Aniara* Hope, 1838. Body 14–20 mm, oval, robust. Dorsum entirely jet-black, matte, without metallic reflect… |
| Cenothyla | 1 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Cenothyla* Rivalier, 1969. Body 9–13 mm, oval, L:W ratio 2–3; fully winged. Coloration metallic with pale s… |
| Phaeoxantha | 1 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Phaeoxantha* s.str. Chaudoir, 1850. Body medium, 10–25 mm, robust, depressed. Coloration metallic, dorsum w… |
| Pseudoxycheila | 1 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Pseudoxycheila* Guérin-Méneville, 1839. Body 12–22 mm, robust, oval (L:W ratio <2.0). Head wider than prono… |
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 macella
(Dejean, 1831) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amapa
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella mendicula
(Bates, 1881) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cicindelidia Microthylax Odontocheila
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Amapá, Pará
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
Ctenostoma brulei
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other★ endemic
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma cayennense
(Latreille, 1817) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma durantoni
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Pará
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma formicarium
(Klug, 1834) · 8–20 mm
other★ endemic
Active January–December (year-round)
Amazonas, Pará
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma guyanense
(Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma jekelii
(Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Amapá, Pará, Ceara, Paraiba, Pernambuco
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma jekelii jekelii
(Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Amapá, Pará, Ceara, Paraiba, Pernambuco
cf. Pogonostoma
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Amapá, Pará, Ceara, Paraiba, Pernambuco
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma luctuosum
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Madre de Dios, Amazonas
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma metallicum
(Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma pusillum
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma pusillum minimum
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma pusillum pusillum
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma schaumi
(Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Bahia, Ceara
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma schaumi schaumi
(Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Bahia, Ceara
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma succinctum
(Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Pará
cf. Pogonostoma
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Bolivar
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila bipunctata
Moravec, 2020 · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Pará, Amazonas
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Para, Amazonas
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Buenos Aires, Chaco, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones,
cf. Brasiella Cicindelidia Microthylax
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)
Madre de Dios, Amazonas, Para
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila margineguttata
Moravec, 2020 · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará, Roraima, Santa Catarina
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará, Roraima, Santa Catarina
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila margineguttata margineguttata
Moravec, 2020 · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará, Roraima, Santa Catarina
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila margineguttata pavida
Moravec, 2020 · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará, Roraima, Santa Catarina
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará, Roraima, Santa Catarina
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Alcoto, Oyapock
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Goias, Mato Grosso, Grosso, Acre
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila scapularis
(Bates, 1869) · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amapá
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amapá
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amapá
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amapa
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Loreto, Para
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Pentacomia egregia
(Bates, 1869) · 8–13 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Amazonas, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Pentacomia microtheres
(Bates, 1869) · 8–13 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Para
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Goias, Chapare, Corrientes, Salta, Rio Negro
cf. Megacephala Pseudotetracha Tetracha
Poecilochila lacordairei
(Bates, 1892) · 9–13 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Rio Purus, Rio Napo, Madre de Dios, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, P
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Archidela
Poecilochila ventralis
Werner, 2020 · 9–13 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Acre, Pará, Pernambuco, Rondonia, Sao Paulo
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Poecilochila ventralis mediofasciata
Werner, 2020 · 9–13 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Acre, Pará, Pernambuco, Rondonia, Sao Paulo
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Acre, Pará, Pernambuco, Rondonia, Sao Paulo
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Poecilochila ventralis ventralis
Werner, 2020 · 9–13 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Acre, Pará, Pernambuco, Rondonia, Sao Paulo
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
Tetracha brasiliensis durantoni
(Kirby, 1818) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Pará, Rondonia
Tetracha erichsoni
(Chaudoir, 1850) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha lacordairei
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Orinoco, Rondonia
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
| Taxon | Authority | Flight | Distribution | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aniara sepulchralis | (Bates, 1869) | Amapa | ||
| Brasiella argentata
= Cicindela argentata cyanosparsa (Dejean, 1831) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1831) | |||
| Brasiella argentata macella
= Cicindela argentata peruensis (Dejean, 1831) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1831) | Amapa | ||
| Brasiella mendicula
= Cicindela minarum (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Brasiella venustula
= Cicindela viridicollis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Cenothyla varians
= Cicindela atrata (Pallas, 1776) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2008 | Amapá | ||
| Ctenostoma brulei
= Cicindela cayennense (Latreille, 1817) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2006 | ★ | ||
| Ctenostoma cayennense | (Latreille, 1817) | |||
| Ctenostoma durantoni
= Cicindela ebeninum (Klug, 1834) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2006 | Pará | ||
| Ctenostoma formicarium
= Cicindela guyanense (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Klug, 1834) | Amazonas ★ | ||
| Ctenostoma guyanense | (Bates, 1869) | |||
| Ctenostoma jekelii
= Cicindela jekelii jekelii (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amapá | ||
| Ctenostoma jekelii jekelii
= Cicindela jekelii raresculptum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amapá | ||
| Ctenostoma jekelii raresculptum
= Cicindela longipalpe (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amapá | ||
| Ctenostoma luctuosum
= Cicindela magnum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2006 | Madre de Dios | ||
| Ctenostoma metallicum | (Bates, 1869) | |||
| Ctenostoma pusillum | Wiesner, 2006 | |||
| Ctenostoma pusillum minimum | Wiesner, 2006 | |||
| Ctenostoma pusillum pusillum
= Cicindela abbreviatum (Klug, 1834) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2006 | |||
| Ctenostoma schaumi
= Cicindela schaumi pilosulum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Bahia | ||
| Ctenostoma schaumi schaumi
= Cicindela schmalzi (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Bahia | ||
| Ctenostoma succinctum | (Bates, 1869) | Pará | ||
| Iresia mniszechii
= Cicindela pulchra (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Bolivar | ||
| Iresia surinamensis
= Cicindela boucardii (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Odontocheila atripes
= Cicindela baeri (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila bipunctata
= Cicindela cajennensis (Latreille, 1817) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | Pará | ||
| Odontocheila cajennensis
= Cicindela camposi (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Latreille, 1817) | Para | ||
| Odontocheila chrysis
= Cicindela ignita (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Buenos Aires | ||
| 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 luridipes | (Bates, 1869) | Madre de Dios | ||
| Odontocheila margineguttata | Moravec, 2020 | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila margineguttata aegra | Moravec, 2020 | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila margineguttata margineguttata | Moravec, 2020 | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila margineguttata pavida | Moravec, 2020 | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila margineguttata rugatula
= Cicindela marginilabris (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila nigrotarsalis
= Cicindela nitidicollis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila nitidicollis | (Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila scapularis
= Cicindela scapularis curvipenis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amapá | ||
| Odontocheila scapularis curvipenis
= Cicindela scapularis scapularis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amapá | ||
| Odontocheila scapularis scapularis
= Cicindela semicincta (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amapá | ||
| Odontocheila spinipennis | (Bates, 1869) | Amapa | ||
| Odontocheila tricuspipenis
= Cicindela trilbyana (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | Loreto | ||
| Pentacomia egregia
= Cicindela horni (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Pentacomia microtheres
= Cicindela punctum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Para | ||
| Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis
= Cicindela aequinoctialis bifasciata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Goias | ||
| Poecilochila lacordairei | (Bates, 1892) | Rio Purus | ||
| Poecilochila ventralis | Werner, 2020 | Acre | ||
| Poecilochila ventralis mediofasciata | Werner, 2020 | Acre | ||
| Poecilochila ventralis obscuriventris | Werner, 2020 | Acre | ||
| Poecilochila ventralis ventralis
= Cicindela levigatum levigatum (Chaudoir, 1850) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2020 | Acre | ||
| Pseudoxycheila caribe
= Cicindela ceratoma (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Tetracha affinis
= Cicindela angustata (Dejean, 1826) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1826) | Amapa | ||
| Tetracha brasiliensis durantoni | (Kirby, 1818) | Pará | ||
| Tetracha erichsoni | (Chaudoir, 1850) | |||
| Tetracha globosicollis
= Cicindela globosicollis maya (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | |||
| Tetracha globosicollis maya
= Cicindela chacoensis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | |||
| Tetracha lacordairei
= Cicindela lateralis (Dejean, 1826) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Orinoco | ||
| Tetracha zerchei
= Cicindela alboobliquatus (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 |