Tiger Beetles of Mauritania
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6
Species
0
Endemics ★
4
Genera
Jun
Peak season
Mauritania holds 6 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae). 4 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Calomera (2), Habrodera (2), Lophyra (1), Myriochila (1).
Habitats: coastal (4) · open sandy (2)
4
Genera
Jun
Peak month
Iconic species of Mauritania
Calomera aulica aulica
Aulica 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
6 species
What to expect: Peak activity in June. Dominant habitats: coastal (4) · open sandy (2).
| Genus | Spp. | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calomera | 2 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Calomera* Motschulsky, 1862. 8–18 mm; genae densely long-setose; sterna setose; elytra with whitish/ivory t… |
| Habrodera | 2 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Habrodera* Motschulsky, 1862. Body 11–16 mm, elongate-cylindrical, dark and matte. Head wider than pronotum… |
| Lophyra | 1 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Lophyra* (Spilodella) Matalin & Cherkasov, 2004. Body 9–12 mm, cylindrical; metallic with pale spots; noctu… |
| Myriochila | 1 | coastal | DIAGNOSIS — *Myriochila* Motschulsky, 1857. Body 8–14 mm, elongate, metallic; eyes large, prominent; labrum transverse; … |
Calomera aulica aulica
(Dejean, 1825) · 8–18 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
S Pelopones, Baluchistan, Sind, Gujarat, Cacheu, Oio, North Eastern
Habrodera nilotica nilotica
Werner, 1999 · 11–16 mm
open sandy
Active March–July (peak Apr–Jun)
KwaZulu-Natal
cf. Myriochila Salpingophora Socotrana
Habrodera nitidula nitidula
(Bates, 1878) · 11–16 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
Lophyra clathrata clathrata
Werner, 2000 · 9–16 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Hypaetha Myriochila Prothyma
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
| Taxon | Authority | Flight | Distribution | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calomera aulica aulica
= Cicindela aulica cupraria (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1825) | S Pelopones | ||
| Calomera aulica polysita
= Cicindela aulica tschitscherini (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | |||
| Habrodera nilotica nilotica | Werner, 1999 | KwaZulu-Natal | ||
| Habrodera nitidula nitidula | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Lophyra clathrata clathrata | Werner, 2000 | |||
| Myriochila congrua | (Bates, 1878) |