Tiger Beetles of Japan
Interactive field guide · Cicindelidae · Cicindelidae matrix v54
Japan holds 75 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae), including 7 country endemics ★. 11 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Cicindela (35), Cylindera (16), Therates (7), Sophiodela (5).
Habitats: coastal (59) · open sandy (6) · riverine (2)
Iconic species of Japan
Alboobliquatus Tiger Beetle
*Therates* Latreille, 1816 comprises around 130 species of diurnal tiger beetles inhabiting moist forests across South and Southeast Asia, from the Sundaland archipelago to the Philippines. These dark…
Distribution — 60 species with GPS data
Color = habitat zone · Dot size = species density · Cicindelidae on GBIF ↗
| Genus | Spp. | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cicindela | 35 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cicindela* (Austrocicindela) Rivalier, 1963. Body ~14 mm, depressed; dark/matte; nocturnal; arboreal on bar… |
| Cylindera | 16 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cylindera* (Eugrapha) Rivalier, 1950. Body 7–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical, metallic. Nocturnal; bare sandy s… |
| Therates | 7 | other Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Therates* Latreille, 1816. Body 7–13 mm, elongate-depressed, dark/matte with pale maculation; labrum subqua… |
| Sophiodela | 5 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Sophiodela* Nakane, 1955. Body 16–22 mm, cylindrical (L:W 2–3); fully winged. Coloration metallic with pale… |
| Callytron | 3 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Callytron* Gistl, 1848 Body 10–18 mm, depressed-elongate, metallic. Head wider than pronotum; eyes very la… |
| Myriochila | 3 | coastal | DIAGNOSIS — *Myriochila* Motschulsky, 1857. Body 8–14 mm, elongate, metallic; eyes large, prominent; labrum transverse; … |
| Chaetodera | 2 | riverine | DIAGNOSIS — *Chaetodera* Jeannel, 1946. Body 12–20 mm, metallic with pale spots, cylindrical (L:W ratio 2–3). Head inclu… |
| Apterodela | 1 | open sandy flightless | DIAGNOSIS — *Apterodela* Rivalier, 1950 (s.str.) Body small, ~17 mm, oval (L:W 2–3), metallic with pale spots. Eyes medi… |
| Calomera | 1 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Calomera* Motschulsky, 1862. 8–18 mm; genae densely long-setose; sterna setose; elytra with whitish/ivory t… |
| Lophyra | 1 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Lophyra* (Spilodella) Matalin & Cherkasov, 2004. Body 9–12 mm, cylindrical; metallic with pale spots; noctu… |
| Neocollyris | 1 | other Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Neocollyris* (Heterocollyris) Naviaux, 1994. Body 10–18 mm, cylindrical, metallic; L:W >3.0; labrum transve… |
| Taxon | Authority | Flight | Distribution | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apterodela ovipennis | Wiesner, 2013 | Honshu | ||
| Callytron inspeculare
= Cicindela limosum (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Fujian | ||
| Callytron yuasai okinawense | Wiesner, 2016 | Xinbao | ||
| Callytron yuasai yuasai | Wiesner, 2016 | Honshu | ||
| Calomera angulata niponensis
= Cicindela angulata sumatrensis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | |||
| Chaetodera laetescripta kiushuensis
= Cicindela laetescripta laetescripta (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Kyushu | ||
| Chaetodera laetescripta laetescripta
= Cicindela maheva (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Hokkaido | ||
| Cicindela bellissima | Morawitz, 1862 | Hokkaido ★ | ||
| Cicindela bellissima bellissima | Morawitz, 1862 | Hokkaido | ||
| Cicindela campestris atlantis | Linnaeus, 1758 | European | ||
| Cicindela campestris balearica | Linnaeus, 1758 | European | ||
| Cicindela campestris campestris | Linnaeus, 1758 | European | ||
| Cicindela campestris cyprensis | Linnaeus, 1758 | European | ||
| Cicindela campestris nigrita | Linnaeus, 1758 | European | ||
| Cicindela campestris olivieria | Linnaeus, 1758 | European | ||
| Cicindela campestris palustris | Linnaeus, 1758 | European | ||
| Cicindela campestris pontica | Linnaeus, 1758 | European | ||
| Cicindela campestris saphyrina | Linnaeus, 1758 | European | ||
| Cicindela campestris schrammi | Linnaeus, 1758 | European | ||
| Cicindela campestris siculorum | Linnaeus, 1758 | European | ||
| Cicindela campestris suffriani | Linnaeus, 1758 | European | ||
| Cicindela gemmata | Faldermann, 1835 | Hokkaido ★ | ||
| Cicindela gemmata aino | Faldermann, 1835 | Hokkaido | ||
| Cicindela gemmata gemmata | Faldermann, 1835 | Hokkaido | ||
| Cicindela japana | Motschulsky, 1858 | Far East | ||
| Cicindela japana inhumeralis | Motschulsky, 1858 | Far East | ||
| Cicindela japana japana | Motschulsky, 1858 | Far East | ||
| Cicindela japana tosana | Motschulsky, 1858 | Far East | ||
| Cicindela japana yezoana | Motschulsky, 1858 | Far East | ||
| Cicindela lewisii | Horn, 1897 | Honshu ★ | ||
| Cicindela lewisii lewisii | Horn, 1897 | Kyushu | ||
| Cicindela sachalinensis | Morawitz, 1862 | Far East | ||
| Cicindela sachalinensis kanssuensis | Morawitz, 1862 | Far East | ||
| Cicindela sachalinensis liaodongensis | Morawitz, 1862 | Far East | ||
| Cicindela sachalinensis nihozana | Morawitz, 1862 | Far East | ||
| Cicindela sachalinensis raddei | Morawitz, 1862 | Far East | ||
| Cicindela sachalinensis sachalinensis | Morawitz, 1862 | Far East | ||
| Cicindela sylvatica | Linnaeus, 1758 | N NT | ||
| Cicindela sylvatica fasciatopunctata | Linnaeus, 1758 | N NT | ||
| Cicindela sylvatica rubescens | Linnaeus, 1758 | N NT | ||
| Cicindela sylvatica sylvatica | Linnaeus, 1758 | N NT | ||
| Cicindela transbaicalica japanensis | Motschulsky, 1844 | Hokkaido | ||
| Cylindera bonina
= Cicindela brevis (Bates, 1867) [basionym]
|
(Nakane, 1963) | Ogasawara gunto | ||
| Cylindera elisae amurensis
= Cicindela elisae atroelytrata (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | Anhui | ||
| Cylindera elisae atroelytrata
= Cicindela elisae elisae (Motschulsky, 1859) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Anhui | ||
| Cylindera elisae elisae
= Cicindela elisae formosana (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Motschulsky, 1859) | Anhui | ||
| Cylindera elisae formosana | (Bates, 1874) | Anhui | ||
| Cylindera elisae hulunbeierensis
= Cicindela elisae koreanica (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2009 | Anhui | ||
| Cylindera elisae koreanica | (Bates, 1874) | Anhui | ||
| Cylindera elisae kunashirensis
= Cicindela elisae mikurana (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2009 | Anhui | ||
| Cylindera elisae mikurana
= Cicindela elisae novitia (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Anhui | ||
| Cylindera elisae novitia | (Bates, 1874) | Anhui | ||
| Cylindera elisae reductelineata
= Cicindela erudita (Bates, 1867) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2009 | Anhui | ||
| Cylindera gracilis
= Cicindela granulipennis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Perty, 1830) | C + S European Far East | ||
| Cylindera kaleea kaleea
= Cicindela kaleea yedoensis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1867) | Honshu ★ | ||
| Cylindera kaleea yedoensis | (Bates, 1874) | Ryukyu | ||
| Cylindera psilica luchuensis
= Cicindela psilica psilica (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Nakane, 1963) | Ryukyu | ★ | |
| Cylindera psilica psilica | (Bates, 1892) | Hokkaido | ||
| Lophyra striolata dorsolineolata | Werner, 2000 | Anhui | ||
| Myriochila specularis brevipennis
= Cicindela specularis specularis (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 1999 | Malacca | ||
| Myriochila specularis specularis | (Bates, 1878) | Malacca | ||
| Myriochila specularis suensoni | Werner, 1999 | Malacca | ||
| Neocollyris loochooensis
= Cicindela macilenta (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Nakane, 1950) | Ryukyu Isl. | ||
| Sophiodela chinensis chinensis | Wiesner, 2020 | Anhui ★ | ||
| Sophiodela chinensis flammifera | Wiesner, 2020 | Anhui | ||
| Sophiodela ferriei | Wiesner, 2020 | Amami Oshima | ||
| Sophiodela japonica | Wiesner, 2020 | ★ | ||
| Sophiodela okinawana
= Cicindela angusta (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2020 | Amami Oshima | ||
| Therates alboobliquatus iriomotensis
= Cicindela alboobliquatus kotoshonis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Iriomote | ||
| Therates alboobliquatus yakushimanus | (Bates, 1892) | Yakushima | ||
| Therates festivus | (Bates, 1892) | |||
| Therates labiatus
= Cicindela labiatus cyanipennis (Fabricius, 1787) [basionym]
|
(Fabricius, 1787) | Sulawesi | ||
| Therates labiatus cyanipennis
= Cicindela labiatus punctulatus (Fabricius, 1787) [basionym]
|
(Fabricius, 1787) | Sulawesi | ||
| Therates labiatus punctulatus | (Fabricius, 1787) | Sulawesi | ||
| Therates pseudorothschildi | Wiesner, 2004 |
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