Field Cards — Nepal

9–18 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur

= Cicindela bicolor atavus (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.

Resembles Calomera, Cosmodela, Jundlandia

9–18 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Jharkhand, Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Guangxi

= Cicindela bicolor bicolor (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Resembles Calomera, Cosmodela, Jundlandia

9–18 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Jharkhand, Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Guangxi

= Cicindela bicolor haemorrhoidalis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Resembles Calomera, Cosmodela, Jundlandia

9–18 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Jharkhand, Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Guangxi

Resembles Calomera, Cosmodela, Jundlandia

9–18 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Jharkhand, Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Guangxi

Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

12–17 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Andaman and Nicobar Isl., Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnatak

= Cicindela flavomaculata lorenzi (Hope, 1831) [basionym]

KEY vs sexpunctata: (1) genae GLABROUS (sexpunctata: white setose); (2) pronotum WHOLLY glabrous incl; margins (sexpunctata: margins setose); (3) 3 elytral spot

Resembles Calomera, Cosmodela, Jundlandia

12–17 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Andaman and Nicobar Isl., Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnatak

genae glabrous; pronotum wholly glabrous incl; margins; 3 elytral spots curved (basal deflected to margin); robust (cf; slender sexpunctata)

Resembles Calomera, Cosmodela, Jundlandia

12–17 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Andaman and Nicobar Isl., Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnatak

genae glabrous; pronotum wholly glabrous incl; margins; 3 elytral spots curved (basal deflected to margin); robust (cf; slender sexpunctata)

Resembles Calomera, Cosmodela, Jundlandia

12–17 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Andaman and Nicobar Isl., Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnatak

genae glabrous; pronotum wholly glabrous incl; margins; 3 elytral spots curved (basal deflected to margin); robust (cf; slender sexpunctata)

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

9–18 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Assam, Yunnan

= Cicindela octogramma octogramma (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

Resembles Calomera, Cosmodela, Jundlandia

9–18 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Assam, Yunnan

Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.

Resembles Calomera, Cosmodela, Jundlandia

9–18 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, M

Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.

Resembles Calomera, Cosmodela, Jundlandia

8–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Gujarat,

= Cicindela angulata niponensis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Resembles Calochroa, Cosmodela, Jundlandia

8–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

Nengrahar, NWFP, Punjab, Sind, Kashmir, Northern Territories, Arunacha

Head densely covered with long setae on genae; Body medium to large with setose sterna.

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

8–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand,

= Cicindela funerea funerea (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

greenish coloration + 3 elytral spots/side (no humeral); cf; funerea: coppery + 4 spots

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

8–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, A

= Cicindela plumigera plumigera (Klug, 1832) [basionym]

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

10–18 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha

Body 8–18 mm, elongate-cursorial; head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant; ground color metallic with white maculation bands.

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

10–18 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Kashmir, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh

Body 8–18 mm, elongate-cursorial; head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant; ground color metallic with white maculation bands.

Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera

14–22 mm

Active January–December (year-round)

West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

14–22 mm

Active January–December (year-round)

Chitwan National Park

= Cicindela intermedia intermedia (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

Resembles Calochroa, Calomera, Jundlandia

14–22 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Nagaland, Megha

= Cicindela brunet (Bates, 1878) [basionym]

Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.

Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa

5–22 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Baluchistan, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, We

= Cicindela ancistridia (Bates, 1867) [basionym]

Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

5–22 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

NWFP, Punjab, Sind, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, West Benga

= Cicindela biprolongata (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.

Resembles Calochroa, Calomera, Cosmodela

5–22 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Assam, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Jharkhan

= Cicindela contorta (Fischer von Waldheim, 1828) [basionym]

Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.

Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera

5–22 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

NWFP, Punjab, India (Delhi, Haryana, Jammu, Rajasthan, Himachal Prades

= Cicindela decolorata (Bates, 1867) [basionym]

Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.

Resembles Calochroa, Calomera, Cosmodela

5–22 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Jammu, Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Assam, Aru

= Cicindela mosuoa (Matalin, 2019) [basionym]

Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.

Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera

5–22 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Northern Territories, Lahore, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punj

= Cicindela illecebrosa (Bates, 1867) [basionym]

Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.

Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa

5–22 mm

Active May–August (peak Jun–Jul)

Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Gujarat,

= Cicindela mongolica (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.

Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cicindela

5–22 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Assam, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim

Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.

Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa

5–22 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Tamil Nadu, Bheri

= Cicindela soror (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.

Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera

5–22 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Sikkim,

= Cicindela spinolae spinolae (Klug, 1832) [basionym]

Resembles Calochroa, Calomera, Cosmodela

5–22 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Sikkim,

= Cicindela spinosa (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

5–22 mm

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

Punjab, Sind, Kashmir, various states

= Cicindela zaza (Wiesner, 1991) [basionym]

Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.

Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa

5–22 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura,

= Cicindela viridilabris (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.

Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa

8–16 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal, M

Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

8–16 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal, M

= Cicindela chloropleura chloropleura (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

8–16 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh

= Cicindela grossula (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

8–16 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

= Cicindela tetrastacta tetrastacta (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

8–16 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

= Cicindela venus (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

9–16 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Sind, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Haryana, West Bengal, Assam, Aruna

= Cicindela cancellata subtilesculpta (Dejean, 1826) [basionym]

Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation; [inherited from species]

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

9–16 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Assam, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Ma

= Cicindela multiguttata (Bates, 1878) [basionym]

Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

9–16 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Jammu & Kashmir, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha,

Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

9–16 mm

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

Punjab, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Karnataka

Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.

Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa

9–16 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhan

Resembles Calochroa, Calomera, Cosmodela

9–15 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Aug)

Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Si

= Cicindela congrua (Bates, 1878) [basionym]

Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.

Resembles Hypaetha, Lophyra, Prothyma

9–15 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Aug)

Sind, many states

Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.

Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa

9–15 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

NWFP, Punjab, Sind, Kashmir, many states

Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

9–23 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, T

Horn, 1901 Body 8–16 mm, strongly elongate with ant-mimicking habitus.

Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Protocollyris

9–23 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal

Horn, 1901 Body 8–16 mm, strongly elongate with ant-mimicking habitus.

Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Protocollyris

9–23 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal, Nepal, Malac

Horn, 1901 Body 8–16 mm, strongly elongate with ant-mimicking habitus.

Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Protocollyris

9–23 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Assam, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal,

Horn, 1901 Body 8–16 mm, strongly elongate with ant-mimicking habitus.

Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Protocollyris

9–23 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Assam, Meghalaya

Horn, 1901 Body 8–16 mm, strongly elongate with ant-mimicking habitus.

Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Protocollyris

9–23 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

NWFP, Punjab, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Utt

Horn, 1901 Body 8–16 mm, strongly elongate with ant-mimicking habitus.

Resembles Collyris, Protocollyris, Tricondyla

9–23 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Assam, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal,

= Cicindela schaumi (Chaudoir, 1865) [basionym]

Horn, 1901 Body 8–16 mm, strongly elongate with ant-mimicking habitus.

Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Protocollyris

9–23 mm

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

Assam, Madras, Fujian

Horn, 1901 Body 8–16 mm, strongly elongate with ant-mimicking habitus.

Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Protocollyris

9–23 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Andaman Isl., Bengal, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Malacca

Horn, 1901 Body 8–16 mm, strongly elongate with ant-mimicking habitus.

Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Protocollyris

9–23 mm

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Nagaland, An

Horn, 1901 Body 8–16 mm, strongly elongate with ant-mimicking habitus.

Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Protocollyris

9–23 mm

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal,

Horn, 1901 Body 8–16 mm, strongly elongate with ant-mimicking habitus.

Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Protocollyris

9–23 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal,

Horn, 1901 Body 8–16 mm, strongly elongate with ant-mimicking habitus.

Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Protocollyris

10–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, West Bengal

= Cicindela banksi (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

Distinguished from Cylindera, Cosmodela, other Oriental genera by aedeagal morphology and Prothymina subtribe characters (R

Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa

10–18 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

= Cicindela feae (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

Horn, 1922 Body small (6–10 mm), elongate-compact habitus.

Resembles Calochroa, Calomera, Cosmodela

10–18 mm

Active October–March (peak Jan–Nov)

Assam, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Punjab

= Cicindela aurifodina (Blackburn, 1892) [basionym]

Horn, 1922 Body small (6–10 mm), elongate-compact habitus.

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Archidela

9–14 mm

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Sikkim

Body small to medium, elongate-cursorial habitus.

Resembles Myriochila, Salpingophora

8–16 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Phulchoki

Ground color dark with pale maculation.

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

8–16 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Kosi, Sikkim

Ground color dark with pale maculation.

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

12–35 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim

Distinguished from Neocollyris by larger body size (14–20 vs 8–

Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Neocollyris