Field Cards — Guatemala
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Brasiella hemichrysea fuscostrigata
(Bates, 1881)
4–8 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Chihuahua
= Cicindela hemichrysea hemichrysea (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Resembles Cicindelidia, Microthylax, Odontocheila
Brasiella hemichrysea hemichrysea
(Bates, 1881)
4–8 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Nayarit, Sinaloa
Resembles Cicindelidia, Microthylax, Odontocheila
Brasiella hemichrysea inspersa
Wiesner, 2003
4–8 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Chihuahua, Durango, Guerrero, Puebla, Queretaro, Yucatan, Tabasco, Son
= Cicindela horioni (Mandl, 1935) [basionym]
Neotropical.
Resembles Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla, Cicindela
Brasiella sphaerodera
(Bates, 1881)
4–8 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
riverinediurnal
Neotropical.
Resembles Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla, Cicindela
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 cyaniventris
(Bates, 1881)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
riverinediurnal
Chihuahua, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, San Lui
Nearctic + Neotropical.
Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela
Cicindelidia ocellata
(Klug, 1834)
8–18 mm
Active June–September (peak Jul–Aug)
riverinediurnal
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua, Sonora, Sinaloa, Zacatecas, San
= Cicindela ocellata ocellata (Klug, 1834) [basionym]
Nearctic + Neotropical.
Resembles Brasiella, Microthylax, Odontocheila
Cicindelidia papillosa
(LeConte, 1851)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
riverinediurnal
Chihuahua, Durango, San Luis Potosi, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Jalisco, Queret
= Cicindela phosphora (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Nearctic + Neotropical.
Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela
Cicindelidia pseudoradians
(Bates, 1881)
8–18 mm
Active May–October (peak Jun–Aug)
riverinediurnal
Chiapas
= Cicindela punctulata (Olivier, 1790) [basionym]
Nearctic + Neotropical.
Resembles Apterodela, Cicindela, Cylindera
Cicindelidia radians
(Bates, 1881)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
riverinediurnal
Chihuahua, San Luis Potosi, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas
= Cicindela radians guatemalensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Nearctic + Neotropical.
Resembles Brasiella, Microthylax, Odontocheila
Cicindelidia radians guatemalensis
(Bates, 1881)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
riverinediurnal
= Cicindela radians radians (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Nearctic + Neotropical; [inherited from species]
Resembles Brasiella, Microthylax, Odontocheila
Cicindelidia radians radians
(Bates, 1881)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
riverinediurnal
Chiapas
= Cicindela roseiventris linearis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Resembles Brasiella, Microthylax, Odontocheila
Cicindelidia roseiventris roseiventris
(Dejean, 1831)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
riverinediurnal
Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco
= Cicindela roseiventris tascosaensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Resembles Brasiella, Microthylax, Odontocheila
Cicindelidia roseiventris tascosaensis
(Bates, 1881)
8–18 mm
Active April–August (peak May–Jul)
riverinediurnal
Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco
= Cicindela rufiventris (Dejean, 1831) [basionym]
Nearctic + Neotropical.
Resembles Apterodela, Cicindela, Cylindera
Cicindelidia trifasciata ascendens
(Fabricius, 1781)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
riverinediurnal
Arizona, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts,
= Cicindela trifasciata australis (Fabricius, 1781) [basionym]
Resembles Brasiella, Microthylax, Odontocheila
Cicindelidia vasseletii
Wiesner, 2007
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
riverinediurnal
Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas
= Cicindela veracruzensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Nearctic + Neotropical.
Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela
Cicindelidia walkeriana
(Bates, 1881)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
riverinediurnal
= Cicindela willistoni echo (LeConte, 1875) [basionym]
Nearctic + Neotropical.
Resembles Apterodela, Cicindela, Cylindera
Ctenostoma guatemalense
(Bates, 1869)
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 maculicorne
Wiesner, 2006
8–20 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
otherdiurnal
Oaxaca, Veracruz, Yucatan
= Cicindela nitidum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos
Resembles Pogonostoma
Habroscelimorpha striga
(LeConte, 1856)
12–17 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal
Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith very large, strongly protuberant — open-substrate adaptation.
Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela
Iresia boucardii
(Bates, 1881)
9–14 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
otherdiurnal
Oaxaca, Chiapas, Veracruz
= Cicindela lacordairei (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head about as wide as pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila ignita
(Bates, 1869)
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal
Chiapas
= Cicindela iodopleura (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 guatemalensis
Moravec, 2020
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal
= Cicindela haenschi (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins.
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
Poecilochila championi
Werner, 2020
9–13 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela lacordairei (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Head about awith wide awith pronotum or slightly wider; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
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
Tetracha angustata
(Dejean, 1826)
11–30 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandynocturnal
Chihuahua, Coahuila, Veracruz, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Colima, San
= Cicindela angusticollis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Megacephala, Phaeoxantha, Pseudotetracha
Tetracha sobrina
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
= Cicindela sobrina antiguana (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Tetracha sobrina antiguana
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
= Cicindela sobrina caicosensis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular; [inherited from species]
Tetracha sobrina caicosensis
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
= Cicindela sobrina freyi (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular; [inherited from species]
Tetracha sobrina freyi
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
= Cicindela sobrina guyanensis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular; [inherited from species]
Tetracha sobrina guyanensis
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
= Cicindela sobrina infuscata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular; [inherited from species]
Tetracha sobrina infuscata
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
= Cicindela sobrina punctata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular; [inherited from species]
Tetracha sobrina punctata
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
= Cicindela sobrina sobrina (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular; [inherited from species]
Tetracha sobrina sobrina
(Bates, 1869)
11–30 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandynocturnal
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
= Cicindela sommeri (Chaudoir, 1850) [basionym]
Nocturnal–crepuscular.
Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha