Field Cards — Malawi
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Bennigsenium hauseranum
Werner, 2001
10–20 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
Katanga
= Cicindela horni (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Horn, 1897
Body small to medium (7–12 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus.
Resembles Ambalia, Calyptoglossa, Cicindela
Bennigsenium planicorne
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
Cylindera discreta discreta
(Bates, 1874)
5–22 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
North-Western, Central, Eastern
= Cicindela discreta elaphroides (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica angusticollis
Péringuey, 1894
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.3
Central, Southern, Mashonaland East, Matabeleland South, Masvingo, Sof
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica crassereducta
W. Horn, 1909
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.8
Southern, Sofala, Zambesia
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica cupricollis
Chaudoir, 1865
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal
Haut-Zaire, Katanga, Rukwa, Ruvuma, Southern, Zambesia
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica cupricollis cupricollis
Chaudoir, 1865
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal
Haut-Zaire, Katanga, Rukwa, Ruvuma, Southern, Zambesia
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica dolosa latepolita
Schüle, 2011
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 egregia
Germar, 1843
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.8
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica flavovittata
W. Horn, 1896
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.3
Central, Southern
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica gracilis
W. Horn, 1909
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.3
Katanga, Central, Mbeya
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica intermediopunctata
W. Horn, 1908
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.3
Katanga, Northern, Central
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica jordani
W. Horn, 1899
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.3
Niassa
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica murphyi
Cassola, 2002
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal
Northern, East, Midlands
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica spectabilis ritsemae
W. Horn, 1897
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal
Southern, Matabeleland South, Matabeleland East, Midlands
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica spectabilis sheppardi
W. Horn, 1907
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.3
Southern, Matabeleland South, Matabeleland East, Midlands
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica spectabilis spectabilis
Péringuey, 1893
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.8
Southern, Matabeleland South, Matabeleland East, Midlands
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Dromica tarsalis
Cassola, 2002
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.3
Tabora, Rukwa, Coast, Mbeya, Lindi, Mtwara, Northern Province, Norther
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Elliptica compressicornis compressicornis
(Bates, 1878)
10–18 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
forestdiurnal
Katanga
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Elliptica compressicornis persignata
Werner, 2001
10–18 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
forestdiurnal
Katanga
= Cicindela deyrollei deyrollei (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Elliptica laticornis disperseflavescens
Werner, 2001
10–18 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
forestdiurnal
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Elliptica laticornis irregularis
Werner, 2001
10–18 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
forestdiurnal
= Cicindela laticornis laticornis (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Elliptica laticornis laticornis
(Bates, 1878)
10–18 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
forestdiurnal
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Euryarthron bennigseni bennigseni
W. Horn, 1897
10–18 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandydiurnal
Lindi
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Euryarthron bennigseni euryoides
W. Horn, 1906
10–18 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandydiurnal
Lindi
= Cicindela bocandei (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Horn, 1892 Body small to medium (7–12 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Euryarthron gerstaeckeri
(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
Euryarthron seydeli
Werner, 2020
10–18 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandydiurnal
Horn, 1892 Body small to medium (7–12 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus.
Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cicindela
Euzona cyanonota
(Bates, 1892)
8–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
riverinediurnal
KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.
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 bertolonia
(Bates, 1878)
9–16 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
East Caprivi
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra clathrata
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
Benguela, Huila, KwaZulu-Natal, Orange, Cape Province
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Hypaetha, Myriochila, Prothyma
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 mashuna
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
= Cicindela miskelliana (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Cylindera, Hipparidium, Chaetotaxis
Lophyra reliqua
(Bates, 1878)
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
Kassai, Gauteng, Oranje, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra saraliensis livingstoni
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
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
Manticora scabra
Péringuey, 1888
35–65 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandynocturnalflightless★ 6.1
Limpopo, N Limpopo, Uhehe, Kilwa, Lindi
= Cicindela sichelii (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Dorsum entirely matte black to dark brown, lacking metallic ir
Resembles Amblycheila
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 dodsi
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.3
Katanga
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 johnnydeppi
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.8
Chipata, Kasungu
= Cicindela laevicollis laevicollis (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Ground color bright metallic (green, gold, blue).
Resembles Phaeoxantha, Pseudotetracha, Tetracha
Megacephala regalis angulicollis
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.3
Limpopo, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi
Megacephala regalis atrospinosa
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.8
Limpopo, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi
Megacephala regalis bennigseni
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 6.3
Limpopo, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi
Megacephala regalis citernii
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.3
Limpopo, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi
Megacephala regalis hauseri
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.3
Limpopo, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi
Megacephala regalis katangana
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.3
Limpopo, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi
Megacephala regalis oscari
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.3
Limpopo, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi
Megacephala regalis peringueyi
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 6.3
Limpopo, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi
= Cicindela regalis regalis (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Megacephala regalis revoili
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.8
Limpopo, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi
Megacephala regalis serratosetosa
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.3
Limpopo, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi
Megacephala regalis viridissima
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.3
Megacephala regalis xerophila
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.8
Limpopo, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi
Resembles Phaeoxantha, Pseudotetracha, Tetracha
Myriochila georgwerneri
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 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
Neochila kigonserana
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 kigonserana viridissima
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
Phyllodroma luteamaculata
(Bates, 1869)
9–13 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandynocturnalflightless
Body small, elongate-compact Odontocheilina habitus.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Prothyma guttipennis
(Bates, 1892)
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal
Katanga
Distinguished from Cylindera, Cosmodela, other Oriental genera by aedeagal morphology and Prothymina subtribe characters (R
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa
Prothyma methneri methneri
W. Horn, 1920
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal
North
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Prothyma quadripustulata
(Bates, 1892)
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal
East Caprivi, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal
= Cicindela radama (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Distinguished from Cylindera, Cosmodela, other Oriental genera by aedeagal morphology and Prothymina subtribe characters (R
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
Ropaloteres grandis grandis
(Bates, 1878)
10–18 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres grandis interruptoabbreviatus
Cassola & Werner, 2000
10–18 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres grandis pseudocinctus
Cassola & Werner, 2000
10–18 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres leucopictus leucopictus
(Bates, 1878)
10–18 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandydiurnal
East, Southern
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres marshalli
Cassola & Werner, 2000
10–18 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
Katanga
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres mimula
Cassola & Werner, 2000
10–18 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandydiurnal
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Trichodela diversilabris
Cassola & Werner, 2000
9–14 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa