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Bennigsenium horni
(Bates, 1878)
10–20 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandydiurnal
Horn, 1897
Body small to medium (7–12 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus.
Resembles Ambalia, Calyptoglossa, Cicindela
Bennigsenium ismenioides
Werner, 2001
10–20 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandydiurnal
Horn, 1897
Body small to medium (7–12 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus.
Resembles Ambalia, Calyptoglossa, Cicindela
Calomera alboguttata alboguttata
(Herbst, 1806)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
= Cicindela alboguttata viridinitida (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
Resembles Myriochila, Salpingophora, Socotrana
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 fimbriata fimbriata
(Klug, 1832)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
= Cicindela fimbriata imperatrix (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Calomera fimbriata imperatrix
(Bates, 1878)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
Resembles Cephalota, Cicindela, Cosmodela
Chaetodera regalis regalis
(Bates, 1892)
12–20 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
riverinediurnal
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Chaetodera regalis veneranda
Moravec, 2007
12–20 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
riverinediurnal
= Cicindela vigintiguttata (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Body large to very large; Head including clypeus and genae entirely, whole pronotal surface and all thoracic sterna and ventrites densely setose.
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Archidela
Cratohaerea chrysopyga
(Bates, 1878)
10–16 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
open sandydiurnal
= Cicindela bifasciatum (Klug, 1834) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.
Resembles Pogonostoma
Cylindera inopinata
(Bates, 1867)
5–22 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
North Eastern
= Cicindela inscripta (Bates, 1867) [basionym]
Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera
Dromica batesi
W. Horn, 1900
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.3
Rift Valley, Nairobi, East, Mara, Arusha, Tabora, Iringa, Kilimanjaro,
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica erlangeri deflexicollis
W. Horn, 1932
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal
Gemu Gofa, Marsabit, Eastern, Rift Valley
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica erlangeri erlangeri
W. Horn, 1904
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal
Gemu Gofa, Marsabit, Eastern, Rift Valley
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica hildebrandti
W. Horn, 1903
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.3
Rift Valley
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica kenyana
Werner, 1993
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.3
Coast
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica nobilitata interruptemaculata
W. Horn, 1923
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal
Coast, Eastern, Tanga, Kilimanjaro, Ruvuma
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica nobilitata nobilitata
Gerstacker, 1867
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ Endemic★ 5.3
Coast, Eastern, Tanga, Kilimanjaro, Ruvuma
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica nobilitata reducta
W. Horn, 1903
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.3
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica paulae
Cassola, 2002
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.3
Coast
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica schaumi schaumi
Cassola, 2002
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.3
Haut-Zaire, Katanga, Nairobi, Rift Valley, Eastern, Coast, Kigoma, Tab
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica schaumi seticollis
Cassola, 2002
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal
Haut-Zaire, Katanga, Nairobi, Rift Valley, Eastern, Coast, Kigoma, Tab
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica taruensis
Cassola, 2002
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.3
Coast
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Elliptica deyrollei deyrollei
(Bates, 1878)
10–18 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
forestdiurnal
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Elliptica deyrollei pseudomechowi
Werner, 2001
10–18 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
forestdiurnal
Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, strongly p
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Elliptica kenyana interior
Werner, 2001
10–18 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
forestdiurnal
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Elliptica kenyana kenyana
Werner, 2001
10–18 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
forestdiurnal
Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, strongly p
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Elliptica lugubris
(Bates, 1878)
10–18 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
forestdiurnal
Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, strongly p
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Euryarthron bouvieri
(Bates, 1878)
10–18 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandydiurnal
Horn, 1892 Body small to medium (7–12 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Habrodera nilotica nilotica
Werner, 1999
11–16 mm
Active March–July (peak Apr–Jun)
open sandydiurnal
KwaZulu-Natal
Resembles Myriochila, Salpingophora, Socotrana
Lophyra boreodilatata
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 6.3
= Cicindela brevicollis brevicollis (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra canaliculata
(Bates, 1878)
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
= Cicindela flavipennis (Klug, 1832) [basionym]
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra clathrata discoidea
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra differens
(Bates, 1878)
9–16 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, Venda, Grootfontein, East
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra infuscatula
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
= Cicindela luxerii (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra latelimbata
(Bates, 1878)
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
North and Eastern
= Cicindela anataria (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa
Lophyra luxerii
(Bates, 1878)
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra pseudodistans
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
Magadi
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra pseudoneglecta
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
Nuyumba, Lake Jipe, Lake Magadi
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra roberti
(Bates, 1878)
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra rufidorsalis
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
Machakos
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra saraliensis saraliensis
(Bates, 1878)
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cicindela
Lophyra senegalensis
(Dejean, 1826)
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
Yalinga
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa
Lophyra somalia
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
= Cicindela catena catena (Fabricius, 1801) [basionym]
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa
Lophyra wajirensis
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal★ 6.3
Wajir
= Cicindela abbreviata (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Megacephala asperata asperata
(Erichson, 1843)
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.3
East Caprivi
Megacephala asperata breviformis
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.3
East Caprivi
Megacephala asperata kaswabilengae
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.3
East Caprivi
Megacephala asperata overlaeti
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.3
East Caprivi
Megacephala asperata seydeli
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.3
East Caprivi
Megacephala asperata upembana
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.3
East Caprivi
Megacephala laevicollis mandli
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.8
Resembles Phaeoxantha, Pseudotetracha, Tetracha
Megacephala morsii bequaerti
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.3
Megacephala morsii morsii
(Bates, 1878)
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.8
Megacephala regalis babaulti
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.3
Megacephala regalis excelsa
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.3
Megacephala regalis naivashae
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.3
Myriochila basilewskyi
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
Borana, Sidamo
Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Myriochila deprimozi
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active March–July (peak Apr–Jun)
coastaldiurnal
= Cicindela dorsata (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Salpingophora, Socotrana
Myriochila hauseri
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal
Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Myriochila jordaniana aethiopica
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal
Katanga
= Cicindela jordaniana jordaniana (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Myriochila jordaniana jordaniana
(Bates, 1878)
9–15 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal
Katanga
= Cicindela jucunda (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Myriochila nudopectoralis
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
= Cicindela orientalis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera
Myriochila parasemicincta
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Myriochila respiciens respiciens
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Myriochila respiciens septentrionalis
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal
Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Myriochila sericeolongicornis
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Calochroa, Calomera, Cosmodela
Myriochila turkana
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera
Neochila glabrilabris
Werner, 2001
8–12 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandydiurnal
Length 7.1–13 mm; Elongate, parallel-sided, black or bluish-green to blue-violet.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Neochila upangwana
Werner, 2001
8–12 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal
= Cicindela leucosticta leucosticta (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Length 7.1–13 mm; Elongate, parallel-sided, black or bluish-green to blue-violet.
Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cicindela
Pronyssiformia excoffieri
(Bates, 1892)
9–15 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal
Fujian, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan
= Cicindela annamica (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Yang, 1990
Monotypic.
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa
Prothyma bottegoi
(Bates, 1892)
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal
Distinguished from Cylindera, Cosmodela, other Oriental genera by aedeagal morphology and Prothymina subtribe characters (R
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Prothyma confusa
(Bates, 1892)
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
Distinguished from Cylindera, Cosmodela, other Oriental genera by aedeagal morphology and Prothymina subtribe characters (R
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Prothyma methneri methneri
W. Horn, 1920
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal
North
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Prothymidia angusticollis abyssiniensis
Werner, 1999
10–16 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
= Cicindela angusticollis angusticollis (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Prothymidia angusticollis angusticollis
(Bates, 1878)
10–16 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Prothymidia angusticollis itombwensis
Werner, 1999
10–16 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
= Cicindela foveicollis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Pseudodromica neavei neavei
W. Horn, 1913
7–13 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Pseudodromica setosula
Serrano & Cape, 2020
7–13 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal
Horn, 1899
Body small to medium (7–13 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa