Tiger Beetles of Nepal
Interactive field guide · Cicindelidae · Cicindelidae matrix v54
Nepal holds 66 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae). 14 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Cylindera (13), Calochroa (12), Neocollyris (12), Jansenia (5).
Habitats: coastal (38) · riverine (10) · open sandy (1)
Iconic species of Nepal
Macrodera Tiger Beetle
*Tricondyla* are large, elongate tiger beetles of Oriental forests, their cylindrical bodies perfectly suited to life on the bark and branches of tropical trees. Nocturnal hunters, they move across de…
Distribution — 60 species with GPS data
Color = habitat zone · Dot size = species density · Cicindelidae on GBIF ↗
| Genus | Spp. | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cylindera | 13 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cylindera* (Eugrapha) Rivalier, 1950. Body 7–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical, metallic. Nocturnal; bare sandy s… |
| Calochroa | 12 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Calochroa* Hope, 1838 Body 9–18 mm, robust-cursorial, elongate-oval. Head wider than pronotum; eyes medium… |
| Neocollyris | 12 | other Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Neocollyris* (Heterocollyris) Naviaux, 1994. Body 10–18 mm, cylindrical, metallic; L:W >3.0; labrum transve… |
| Jansenia | 5 | riverine Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Jansenia* Chaudoir, 1865 Body 8–16 mm, depressed/flattened (L:W ratio 2–3); coloration dark, matte, non-me… |
| Lophyra | 5 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Lophyra* (Spilodella) Matalin & Cherkasov, 2004. Body 9–12 mm, cylindrical; metallic with pale spots; noctu… |
| Calomera | 4 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Calomera* Motschulsky, 1862. 8–18 mm; genae densely long-setose; sterna setose; elytra with whitish/ivory t… |
| Cosmodela | 3 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cosmodela* Rivalier, 1961 Body medium, 14–22 mm; habitus robust-cursorial, somewhat broader than typical C… |
| Myriochila | 3 | coastal | DIAGNOSIS — *Myriochila* Motschulsky, 1857. Body 8–14 mm, elongate, metallic; eyes large, prominent; labrum transverse; … |
| Cicindela | 2 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cicindela* (Austrocicindela) Rivalier, 1963. Body ~14 mm, depressed; dark/matte; nocturnal; arboreal on bar… |
| Rhytidophaena | 2 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Rhytidophaena* Bates, 1891. Body small, 10–18 mm, elongate, cylindrical (L:W ratio 2–3). Coloration metalli… |
| Therates | 2 | other Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Therates* Latreille, 1816. Body 7–13 mm, elongate-depressed, dark/matte with pale maculation; labrum subqua… |
| Prothyma | 1 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Prothyma* (Pseudodistypsidera) W. Horn, 1934. Body 10–16 mm, metallic, cylindrical; fully winged; diurnal; … |
| Setinteridenta | 1 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Setinteridenta* Acciavatti, 1987. Monotypic; body 9–14 mm, cylindrical (L:W 2–3), metallic. Head wider than… |
| Tricondyla | 1 | other Iridescent flightless | DIAGNOSIS — *Tricondyla* (Stenotricondyla) Naviaux, 2002. Body 10–18 mm, strongly cylindrical; dark, matte. Arboreal, no… |
| Taxon | Authority | Flight | Distribution | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calochroa assamensis
= Cicindela bicolor atavus (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2008 | Arunachal Pradesh | ||
| Calochroa bicolor atavus
= Cicindela bicolor bicolor (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Jharkhand | ||
| Calochroa bicolor bicolor
= Cicindela bicolor haemorrhoidalis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | Jharkhand | ||
| Calochroa bicolor haemorrhoidalis | (Bates, 1874) | Jharkhand | ||
| Calochroa bicolor xanthospilota | Wiesner, 2008 | Jharkhand | ||
| Calochroa flavomaculata flavomaculata
= Cicindela flavomaculata lorenzi (Hope, 1831) [basionym]
|
(Hope, 1831) | Andaman and Nicobar Isl. | ||
| Calochroa flavomaculata lorenzi | (Hope, 1831) | Andaman and Nicobar Isl. | ||
| Calochroa flavomaculata sexsignata | Wiesner, 2008 | Andaman and Nicobar Isl. | ||
| Calochroa flavomaculata sumbawae | Wiesner, 2008 | Andaman and Nicobar Isl. | ||
| Calochroa octogramma labionigra
= Cicindela octogramma octogramma (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2008 | Bihar | ||
| Calochroa octogramma octogramma | (Bates, 1892) | Bihar | ||
| Calochroa octonotata | Wiesner, 2008 | Himachal Pradesh | ||
| Calomera angulata angulata
= Cicindela angulata niponensis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Fabricius, 1787) | Punjab | ||
| Calomera chloris | (Bates, 1874) | Nengrahar | ||
| Calomera funerea assimilis
= Cicindela funerea funerea (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | Himachal Pradesh | ||
| Calomera plumigera macrograptina
= Cicindela plumigera plumigera (Klug, 1832) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | Punjab | ||
| Cicindela cyanea | Fabricius, 1801 | Jharkhand | ||
| Cicindela resplendens | Bates, 1873 | Himachal Pradesh | ||
| Cosmodela fleutiauxi fleutiauxi | (Bates, 1892) | West Bengal | ||
| Cosmodela intermedia chitwanae
= Cicindela intermedia intermedia (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2008 | Chitwan National Park | ||
| Cosmodela virgula
= Cicindela brunet (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2008 | Himachal Pradesh | ||
| Cylindera agnata
= Cicindela ancistridia (Bates, 1867) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1867) | Baluchistan | ||
| Cylindera bigemina
= Cicindela biprolongata (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Leschenault, 1835) | NWFP | ||
| Cylindera cognata
= Cicindela contorta (Fischer von Waldheim, 1828) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1867) | Punjab | ||
| Cylindera decempunctata
= Cicindela decolorata (Bates, 1867) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2008 | NWFP | ||
| Cylindera dromicoides
= Cicindela mosuoa (Matalin, 2019) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2008 | Jammu | ||
| Cylindera grammophora
= Cicindela illecebrosa (Bates, 1867) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1867) | Northern Territories | ||
| Cylindera minuta
= Cicindela mongolica (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1867) | Arunachal Pradesh | ||
| Cylindera seriepunctata | (Bates, 1874) | Assam | ||
| Cylindera singalensis
= Cicindela soror (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | Tamil Nadu | ||
| Cylindera spinolae koratensis
= Cicindela spinolae spinolae (Klug, 1832) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | Himachal Pradesh | ||
| Cylindera spinolae spinolae
= Cicindela spinosa (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Klug, 1832) | Himachal Pradesh | ||
| Cylindera venosa
= Cicindela zaza (Wiesner, 1991) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Punjab | ||
| Cylindera viduata
= Cicindela viridilabris (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1867) | Uttarakhand | ||
| Jansenia chloropleura chloropleura | (Bates, 1874) | Jammu & Kashmir | ||
| Jansenia chloropleura coeruleolabris
= Cicindela chloropleura chloropleura (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | Jammu & Kashmir | ||
| Jansenia fusissima
= Cicindela grossula (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
Acciavatti & Pearson, 1989 | Uttarakhand | ||
| Jansenia tetrastacta delhiensis
= Cicindela tetrastacta tetrastacta (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | West Bengal | ||
| Jansenia tetrastacta tetrastacta
= Cicindela venus (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | West Bengal | ||
| Lophyra cancellata intemperata
= Cicindela cancellata subtilesculpta (Dejean, 1826) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1826) | Sind | ||
| Lophyra lineifrons
= Cicindela multiguttata (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2000 | Uttarakhand | ||
| Lophyra multiguttata | (Bates, 1878) | Jammu & Kashmir | ||
| Lophyra striatifrons | Werner, 2000 | Punjab | ||
| Lophyra striolata striolata | (Klug, 1832) | Maharashtra | ||
| Myriochila atelesta
= Cicindela congrua (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | Jharkhand | ||
| Myriochila dubia | (Bates, 1878) | Sind | ||
| Myriochila undulata | (Bates, 1878) | NWFP | ||
| Neocollyris crassicornis crassicornis | (Bates, 1874) | Arunachal Pradesh | ||
| Neocollyris distincta | Naviaux, 1994 | Karnataka | ||
| Neocollyris fuscitarsis | Naviaux, 1994 | Assam | ||
| Neocollyris insignis | Naviaux, 1994 | Assam | ||
| Neocollyris nepalensis | Naviaux, 1994 | Assam | ||
| Neocollyris redtenbacheri | (Chaudoir, 1843) | NWFP | ||
| Neocollyris saphyrina
= Cicindela schaumi (Chaudoir, 1865) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Assam | ||
| Neocollyris similis | (Bates, 1874) | Assam | ||
| Neocollyris subclavata subclavata | (Bates, 1892) | Andaman Isl. | ||
| Neocollyris variicornis | (Bates, 1874) | Sikkim | ||
| Neocollyris variitarsis | Naviaux, 1994 | Arunachal Pradesh | ||
| Neocollyris variitarsis variitarsis | Naviaux, 1994 | Arunachal Pradesh | ||
| Prothyma assamensis
= Cicindela banksi (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Assam | ||
| Rhytidophaena anandi
= Cicindela feae (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2013 | |||
| Rhytidophaena limbata
= Cicindela aurifodina (Blackburn, 1892) [basionym]
|
Fleutiaux, 1925 | Assam | ||
| Setinteridenta rhytidopteroides | Wiesner, 2013 | Jammu & Kashmir | ||
| Therates mandli | Wiesner, 2004 | Phulchoki | ||
| Therates nepalensis | Wiesner, 2004 | Kosi | ||
| Tricondyla macrodera macrodera | (Bates, 1874) | West Bengal |
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