Field Cards — Iraq
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Calomera aulica aulica
(Dejean, 1825)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
S Pelopones, Baluchistan, Sind, Gujarat, Cacheu, Oio, North Eastern
= Cicindela aulica cupraria (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
Calomera aulica tschitscherini
(Bates, 1874)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
S Pelopones, Gujarat
Head densely covered with long setae on genae; Body medium to large with setose sterna.
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa
Calomera caucasica
Wiesner, 2008
8–18 mm
Active March–June (peak Apr–May)
coastaldiurnal★ 6.3
C + E Anatolia, Kavkaz
= Cicindela concolor (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
Head densely covered with long setae on genae; Body medium to large with setose sterna.
Resembles Cephalota, Cicindela, Cosmodela
Calomera fischeri elongatosignata
Werner, 2000
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
Baluchistan, Heral, Maimana, Nengrahar
= Cicindela fischeri fischeri (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Resembles Cephalota, Cicindela, Cosmodela
Calomera lugens lugens
(Klug, 1832)
8–18 mm
Active April–June (peak May)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
Rhodes, Dodecanese
= Cicindela lunulata (Fabricius, 1798) [basionym]
Head densely covered with long setae on genae; Body medium to large with setose sterna.
Resembles Cephalota, Cicindela, Cosmodela
Cephalota vartianorum
(Mandl, 1967) n. stat. Gebert, 2016
11.1–12.4 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
salinediurnal
Abu Ghraib, Mosul area, Ar Raqqah, Dead Sea, Beersheba, Neot HaKikar,
= Cicindela vonderdeckeni (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Taenidia group, species status (raised by Gebert 2016); GENAE GLABROUS (no setae) — diagnostic vs zarudniana; Elytra diverging posteriorly + slightly angled-rou
Resembles Calomera, Cicindela, Cosmodela
Cylindera germanica
(Linnaeus, 1758)
5–22 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal
European Territory, W + E Siberia, Ladakh, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Zhejiang
= Cicindela germanica germanica (Linnaeus, 1758) [basionym]
Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.
Cylindera germanica germanica
(Linnaeus, 1758)
5–22 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal
European Territory, W + E Siberia, Ladakh, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Zhejiang
= Cicindela germanica michaelensis (Mandl, 1935) [basionym]
Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology; [inherited from species]
Cylindera germanica michaelensis
(Mandl, 1935)
5–22 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal
European Territory, W + E Siberia, Ladakh, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Zhejiang
= Cicindela germanica muelleri (Mandl, 1935) [basionym]
Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology; [inherited from species]
Cylindera germanica muelleri
(Mandl, 1935)
5–22 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal
European Territory, W + E Siberia, Ladakh, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Zhejiang
= Cicindela germanica sobrina (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology; [inherited from species]
Cylindera germanica sobrina
(Bates, 1874)
5–22 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
European Territory, W + E Siberia, Ladakh, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Zhejiang
= Cicindela gracilis (Perty, 1830) [basionym]
Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera
Cylindera pygmaea
Wiesner, 2008
5–22 mm
Active April–July (peak May–Jun)
coastaldiurnal
Anatolia
Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cicindela
Cylindera pygmaea laetula
Wiesner, 2008
5–22 mm
Active April–July (peak May–Jun)
coastaldiurnal
Anatolia
Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology; [inherited from species]
Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cicindela
Cylindera pygmaea pygmaea
Wiesner, 2008
5–22 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
Anatolia
= Cicindela singalensis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa
Grammognatha euphratica armenica
(Chaudoir, 1852)
18–24 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
salinenocturnal
Almeria, Murcia, Sardegna, Rhodes, Crete
= Cicindela euphratica euphratica (Dejean, 1825) [basionym]
Grammognatha euphratica euphratica
(Dejean, 1825)
18–24 mm
Active October–March (peak Jan–Nov)
salinenocturnal
Almeria, Murcia, Sardegna, Rhodes, Crete
Pronotum distinctly large (etymological diagnostic).
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Archidela
Lophyra hilariola
(Bates, 1878)
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
= Cicindela histrio (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera
Myriochila melancholica melancholica
(Fabricius, 1798)
9–15 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
Algarve
Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cicindela
Myriochila melancholica semicircumcincta
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
Algarve
Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Myriochila orientalis
(Bates, 1874)
9–15 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal
Xinjiang
Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa