Tiger Beetles of Iraq
Interactive field guide · Cicindelidae · Cicindelidae matrix v54
20
Species
0
Endemics ★
6
Genera
Apr
Peak season
Iraq holds 20 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae). 6 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Cylindera (8), Calomera (5), Myriochila (3), Grammognatha (2).
Habitats: coastal (17) · saline (3)
2
Nocturnal
6
Genera
Apr
Peak month
Iconic species of Iraq
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
20 species
What to expect: Peak activity in April. Dominant habitats: coastal (17) · saline (3).
| Genus | Spp. | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cylindera | 8 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cylindera* (Eugrapha) Rivalier, 1950. Body 7–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical, metallic. Nocturnal; bare sandy s… |
| Calomera | 5 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Calomera* Motschulsky, 1862. 8–18 mm; genae densely long-setose; sterna setose; elytra with whitish/ivory t… |
| Myriochila | 3 | coastal | DIAGNOSIS — *Myriochila* Motschulsky, 1857. Body 8–14 mm, elongate, metallic; eyes large, prominent; labrum transverse; … |
| Grammognatha | 2 | saline | DIAGNOSIS — *Grammognatha* Motschulsky, 1850. Body 18–24 mm, depressed-flattened; dark, matte, non-metallic, brownish-te… |
| Cephalota | 1 | saline | DIAGNOSIS — *Cephalota* Dokhtouroff, 1883 (s.str.) Body 10–16 mm, oval, L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration dark, matte, without c… |
| Lophyra | 1 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Lophyra* (Spilodella) Matalin & Cherkasov, 2004. Body 9–12 mm, cylindrical; metallic with pale spots; noctu… |
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)
Baluchistan, Heral, Maimana, Nengrahar
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
coastal
Active April–June (peak May)
Rhodes, Dodecanese
cf. Cephalota 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
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 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 June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
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
| Taxon | Authority | Flight | Distribution | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 fischeri elongatosignata
= Cicindela fischeri fischeri (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2000 | Baluchistan | ||
| Calomera lugens lugens
= Cicindela lunulata (Fabricius, 1798) [basionym]
|
(Klug, 1832) | Rhodes | ||
| Cephalota vartianorum
= Cicindela vonderdeckeni (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Mandl, 1967) n. stat. Gebert, 2016 | Abu Ghraib | ||
| 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 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 | ||
| Lophyra hilariola
= Cicindela histrio (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | |||
| Myriochila melancholica melancholica | (Fabricius, 1798) | Algarve | ||
| Myriochila melancholica semicircumcincta | Werner, 1999 | Algarve | ||
| Myriochila orientalis | (Bates, 1874) | Xinjiang |