Tiger Beetles of Iran
Interactive field guide · Cicindelidae · Cicindelidae matrix v54
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Species
0
Endemics ★
11
Genera
Jun
Peak season
Iran holds 59 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae). 11 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Cylindera (15), Calomera (10), Cephalota (10), Hypaetha (6).
Habitats: coastal (42) · saline (12) · grassland (4) · riverine (1)
2
Nocturnal
11
Genera
Jun
Peak month
Iconic species of Iran
Calomera caucasica
Caucasica Tiger Beetle
*Calomera* Motschulsky, 1862 is a medium-to-large Old World tiger beetle genus of roughly 40 species, distributed across the Palearctic, Oriental, and Australasian regions. These nocturnal beetles fav…
Iridescent
8–18 mm
59 species
What to expect: Peak activity in June. Dominant habitats: coastal (42) · saline (12) · grassland (4) · riverine (1).
| Genus | Spp. | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cylindera | 15 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cylindera* (Eugrapha) Rivalier, 1950. Body 7–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical, metallic. Nocturnal; bare sandy s… |
| Calomera | 10 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Calomera* Motschulsky, 1862. 8–18 mm; genae densely long-setose; sterna setose; elytra with whitish/ivory t… |
| Cephalota | 10 | saline | DIAGNOSIS — *Cephalota* Dokhtouroff, 1883 (s.str.) Body 10–16 mm, oval, L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration dark, matte, without c… |
| Hypaetha | 6 | coastal | DIAGNOSIS — *Hypaetha* LeConte, 1860. Body 12–18 mm, cylindrical, elongate; L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration dark, matte. Eyes … |
| Myriochila | 5 | coastal | DIAGNOSIS — *Myriochila* Motschulsky, 1857. Body 8–14 mm, elongate, metallic; eyes large, prominent; labrum transverse; … |
| Jundlandia | 4 | grassland | DIAGNOSIS — *Jundlandia* Duran & Gough, 2022 Body small (8–11 mm); habitus elongate-oval, somewhat depressed. Head wider… |
| Lophyra | 3 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Lophyra* (Spilodella) Matalin & Cherkasov, 2004. Body 9–12 mm, cylindrical; metallic with pale spots; noctu… |
| Cicindela | 2 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cicindela* (Austrocicindela) Rivalier, 1963. Body ~14 mm, depressed; dark/matte; nocturnal; arboreal on bar… |
| Grammognatha | 2 | saline | DIAGNOSIS — *Grammognatha* Motschulsky, 1850. Body 18–24 mm, depressed-flattened; dark, matte, non-metallic, brownish-te… |
| Callytron | 1 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Callytron* Gistl, 1848 Body 10–18 mm, depressed-elongate, metallic. Head wider than pronotum; eyes very la… |
| Salpingophora | 1 | riverine | DIAGNOSIS — *Salpingophora* Rivalier, 1950. Body small, 10–16 mm, cylindrical; L:W ratio 2–3. Integument metallic. Eyes … |
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
Bender Abbas
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
Calomera aulica aulica
(Dejean, 1825) · 8–18 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
S Pelopones, Baluchistan, Sind, Gujarat, Cacheu, Oio, North Eastern
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
S Pelopones, Gujarat
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastal
Active March–June (peak Apr–May)
C + E Anatolia, Kavkaz
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Abusher, Dalaki, Borazan, Baluchistan, NWFP
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Thracia, Macedonia
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Baluchistan, Heral, Maimana, Nengrahar
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Thracia, Macedonia, Epire, Thessalia, Phthiotide, Phocide, Rhodes, Anatolia
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastal
Active May–October (peak May–Sep)
Barcelona, Gerona, Zaragoza, Teruel, Balearic Isl., Neusiedlersee, Parndorfer He
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
coastal
Active April–June (peak May)
Rhodes, Dodecanese
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
S European Territory, Xinjiang
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Cicindela
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Lucania, Calabria, Apulia, Vardar, Burgas, Pomorie, Phiotide, Ahelos, S European
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Lucania, Calabria, Apulia, Vardar, Burgas, Pomorie, Phiotide, Ahelos, S European
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Lucania, Calabria, Apulia, Vardar, Burgas, Pomorie, Phiotide, Ahelos, S European
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Lucania, Calabria, Apulia, Vardar, Burgas, Pomorie, Phiotide, Ahelos, S European
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Lucania, Calabria, Apulia, Vardar, Burgas, Pomorie, Phiotide, Ahelos, S European
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
saline
Active April–August (peak May–Jun)
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
East & West Azerbaijan, Lake Orumye shores, Aji-Chay river valley, Iğdır, Euphra
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Xinjiang
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
Cephalota vartianorum
(Mandl, 1967) n. stat. Gebert, 2016 · 11.1–12.4 mm
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Abu Ghraib, Mosul area, Ar Raqqah, Dead Sea, Beersheba, Neot HaKikar, Busher are
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
saline
Active April–June (peak May)
Sistan va Beluchestan, Kerman, Hormuzgan
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
coastal
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Astara
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindelidia
Cicindela turkestanicoides
Semenov, 1900 · 10–18 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Taesch, Shakhu, Anatolia
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
S European Territory, Altai W + E Siberia, Nei Mongol, Qinghai, Xinjiang
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
S European Territory, Altai W + E Siberia, Nei Mongol, Qinghai, Xinjiang
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
S European Territory, Altai W + E Siberia, Nei Mongol, Qinghai, Xinjiang
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
European Territory, W + E Siberia, Ladakh, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Zhejiang
Cylindera germanica germanica
(Linnaeus, 1758) · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
European Territory, W + E Siberia, Ladakh, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Zhejiang
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
European Territory, W + E Siberia, Ladakh, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Zhejiang
Cylindera germanica muelleri
(Mandl, 1935) · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
European Territory, W + E Siberia, Ladakh, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Zhejiang
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
European Territory, W + E Siberia, Ladakh, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Zhejiang
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
Cylindera inscripta
(Bates, 1867) · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
S European Territory, Turan, Xinjiang
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Herat
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Altai, E Siberia, Far East, Sakhalin, Beijing, Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Altai, E Siberia, Far East, Sakhalin, Beijing, Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Cylindera pygmaea
Wiesner, 2008 · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active April–July (peak May–Jun)
Anatolia
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
coastal
Active April–July (peak May–Jun)
Anatolia
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
Cylindera pygmaea pygmaea
Wiesner, 2008 · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Anatolia
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
saline
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Almeria, Murcia, Sardegna, Rhodes, Crete
Grammognatha euphratica euphratica
(Dejean, 1825) · 18–24 mm
saline
Active October–March (peak Jan–Nov)
Almeria, Murcia, Sardegna, Rhodes, Crete
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Archidela
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
Bushire, Sind
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
Bushire, Sind
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
Bushire, Sind
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Archidela
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
Belutschistan
cf. Calochroa Calomera Cosmodela
coastal
Active March–June (peak Apr–May)
Bushire, Bender Abbas, Sind, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Sri Lanka, Mal
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
coastal
Active March–July (peak Apr–Jun)
cf. Lophyra Myriochila Prothyma
Jundlandia lemniscata
Wiesner, 2008 · 5–22 mm
grassland
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Xinjiang
cf. Calochroa Calomera Cosmodela
Jundlandia lemniscata bajacalifornica
Wiesner, 2008 · 5–22 mm
grassland
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Xinjiang
cf. Calochroa Calomera Cosmodela
Jundlandia lemniscata lemniscata
Wiesner, 2008 · 5–22 mm
grassland
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Xinjiang
cf. Calochroa Calomera Cosmodela
Jundlandia lemniscata rebaptisata
Wiesner, 2008 · 5–22 mm
grassland
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Xinjiang
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Punjab, Sind, Gujarat, Rajasthan
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Lophyra persicola
(Bates, 1874) · 9–16 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Baluchistan
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
Myriochila melancholica melancholica
(Fabricius, 1798) · 9–15 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
Algarve
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
Algarve
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Myriochila orientalis
(Bates, 1874) · 9–15 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Xinjiang
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
cf. Calochroa Calomera Cosmodela
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Sind
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
| Taxon | Authority | Flight | Distribution | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callytron monalisa
= Cicindela nivicinctum (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Bender Abbas | ||
| Calomera aulica aulica
= Cicindela aulica cupraria (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1825) | S Pelopones | ||
| Calomera aulica tschitscherini | (Bates, 1874) | S Pelopones | ||
| Calomera caucasica
= Cicindela concolor (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2008 | C + E Anatolia | ||
| Calomera diania
= Cicindela durvillei (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2008 | Abusher | ||
| Calomera fischeri bampsi | Werner, 2000 | Thracia | ||
| Calomera fischeri elongatosignata
= Cicindela fischeri fischeri (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2000 | Baluchistan | ||
| Calomera fischeri fischeri
= Cicindela fowleri (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | Thracia | ||
| Calomera littoralis nemoralis | Fabricius, 1787 | Barcelona | ||
| Calomera lugens lugens
= Cicindela lunulata (Fabricius, 1798) [basionym]
|
(Klug, 1832) | Rhodes | ||
| Calomera sturmii
= Cicindela frontalis (Macleay, 1888) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1825) | S European Territory | ||
| Cephalota circumdata cappadocica
= Cicindela circumdata circumdata (Dejean, 1825) [basionym]
|
(Semenov, 1895) | Lucania | ||
| Cephalota circumdata circumdata | (Dejean, 1825) | Lucania | ||
| Cephalota circumdata hattusae | Werner, 1994 | Lucania | ||
| Cephalota circumdata imperialis | Werner, 1994 | Lucania | ||
| Cephalota circumdata leonschaeferi
= Cicindela deserticola deserticola (Faldermann, 1836) [basionym]
|
Werner, 1994 | Lucania | ||
| Cephalota deserticoloides | (Semenov, 1895) | |||
| Cephalota hajdajorum
= Cicindela chiloleuca (Fischer von Waldheim, 1824) [basionym]
|
Gebert, 2016 | East & West Azerbaijan | ||
| Cephalota schrenkii | (Gebler, 1843) | Xinjiang | ||
| Cephalota vartianorum
= Cicindela vonderdeckeni (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Mandl, 1967) n. stat. Gebert, 2016 | Abu Ghraib | ||
| Cephalota zarudniana
= Cicindela hispanica (Rambur, 1837) [basionym]
|
(Tschitschérin, 1903) | Sistan va Beluchestan | ||
| Cicindela talychensis | Chaudoir, 1846 | Astara | ||
| Cicindela turkestanicoides | Semenov, 1900 | Taesch | ||
| Cylindera contorta
= Cicindela contorta contorta (Fischer von Waldheim, 1828) [basionym]
|
(Fischer von Waldheim, 1828) | S European Territory | ||
| Cylindera contorta contorta
= Cicindela contorta valdenbergi (Fischer von Waldheim, 1828) [basionym]
|
(Fischer von Waldheim, 1828) | S European Territory | ||
| Cylindera contorta valdenbergi
= Cicindela dissimilis dissimilis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Fischer von Waldheim, 1828) | S European Territory | ||
| Cylindera germanica
= Cicindela germanica germanica (Linnaeus, 1758) [basionym]
|
(Linnaeus, 1758) | European Territory | ||
| Cylindera germanica germanica
= Cicindela germanica michaelensis (Mandl, 1935) [basionym]
|
(Linnaeus, 1758) | European Territory | ||
| Cylindera germanica michaelensis
= Cicindela germanica muelleri (Mandl, 1935) [basionym]
|
(Mandl, 1935) | European Territory | ||
| Cylindera germanica muelleri
= Cicindela germanica sobrina (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Mandl, 1935) | European Territory | ||
| Cylindera germanica sobrina
= Cicindela gracilis (Perty, 1830) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | European Territory | ||
| Cylindera inscripta
= Cicindela iravaddica (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1867) | S European Territory | ||
| Cylindera nox | (Bates, 1867) | Herat | ||
| Cylindera obliquefasciata descendens
= Cicindela obliquefasciata obliquefasciata (Motschulsky, 1862) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2009 | Altai | ||
| Cylindera obliquefasciata obliquefasciata
= Cicindela obsoletesignata (Bates, 1867) [basionym]
|
(Motschulsky, 1862) | Altai | ||
| Cylindera pygmaea | Wiesner, 2008 | Anatolia | ||
| Cylindera pygmaea laetula | Wiesner, 2008 | Anatolia | ||
| Cylindera pygmaea pygmaea
= Cicindela singalensis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2008 | Anatolia | ||
| Grammognatha euphratica armenica
= Cicindela euphratica euphratica (Dejean, 1825) [basionym]
|
(Chaudoir, 1852) | Almeria | ||
| Grammognatha euphratica euphratica | (Dejean, 1825) | Almeria | ||
| Hypaetha copulata
= Cicindela copulata copulata (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Bushire | ||
| Hypaetha copulata copulata
= Cicindela copulata emiratensis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Bushire | ||
| Hypaetha copulata emiratensis
= Cicindela frenchi (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Bushire | ||
| Hypaetha ornatipennis
= Cicindela quadrilineata (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Belutschistan | ||
| Hypaetha quadrilineata
= Cicindela schmidti (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Bushire | ||
| Hypaetha schmidti
= Cicindela singularis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | |||
| Jundlandia lemniscata | Wiesner, 2008 | Xinjiang | ||
| Jundlandia lemniscata bajacalifornica | Wiesner, 2008 | Xinjiang | ||
| Jundlandia lemniscata lemniscata | Wiesner, 2008 | Xinjiang | ||
| Jundlandia lemniscata rebaptisata | Wiesner, 2008 | Xinjiang | ||
| Lophyra hilariola
= Cicindela histrio (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | |||
| Lophyra histrio | (Bates, 1878) | Punjab | ||
| Lophyra persicola | (Bates, 1874) | Baluchistan | ||
| Myriochila melancholica melancholica | (Fabricius, 1798) | Algarve | ||
| Myriochila melancholica semicircumcincta | Werner, 1999 | Algarve | ||
| Myriochila orientalis | (Bates, 1874) | Xinjiang | ||
| Myriochila vicina pseudovicina
= Cicindela vicina vicina (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 1999 | |||
| Myriochila vicina vicina
= Cicindela atelesta (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | |||
| Salpingophora bellana
= Cicindela hanseatica (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | Sind |