Field Cards — Honduras
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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 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 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
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 iodopleura
(Bates, 1869)
8–15 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
riverinediurnal
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila iodopleuroides
Moravec, 2020
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal★ 5.3
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila mexicana
(Bates, 1869)
8–15 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
riverinediurnal★ 5.3
Puebla, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Jalisco, Guerrero
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Odontocheila tawahka
(Bates, 1869)
8–15 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
riverinediurnal
Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).
Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla
Oxycheila polita
Moravec, 2020
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
forestdiurnal★ 5.3
Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins.
Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila
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 tarsalis
(Bates, 1881)
12–22 mm
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.6
= Cicindela tucumana (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith moderate,
Resembles Cheiloxya, Oxycheila
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