Tiger Beetles of Nicaragua
Interactive field guide · Cicindelidae · Cicindelidae matrix v54
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Species
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Endemics ★
10
Genera
Sep
Peak season
Nicaragua holds 41 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae). 10 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Cicindelidia (10), Tetracha (10), Pronyssa (7), Brasiella (4).
Habitats: riverine (17) · open sandy (11) · coastal (1)
11
Arboreal
10
Nocturnal
10
Genera
Sep
Peak month
Iconic species of Nicaragua
Oxycheila polita
Polita Tiger Beetle
*Oxycheila* Dejean, 1825 is a robust, metallic Neotropical tiger beetle genus of approximately 52 species, haunting moist riparian banks and humid forest floors across South America. Nocturnal pursuit…
12–22 mm
41 species
What to expect: Peak activity in September. Dominant habitats: riverine (17) · open sandy (11) · coastal (1). 11 arboreal species.
| Genus | Spp. | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cicindelidia | 10 | riverine | DIAGNOSIS — *Cicindelidia* Rivalier, 1954. Body 8–15 mm, elongate, metallic, fully winged, nocturnal. Separated from *Ci… |
| Tetracha | 10 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Tetracha* Hope, 1838. Body 10–20 mm, robust, depressed, metallic. Nocturnal–crepuscular. Broad Megacephalin… |
| Pronyssa | 7 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Pronyssa* Bates, 1874 Body medium, 9–16 mm; form elongate, notably depressed (flattened). Integument metal… |
| Brasiella | 4 | riverine Metallic | DIAGNOSIS — *Brasiella* Rivalier, 1954. Body 6–13 mm, elongate-oval; fully winged; nocturnal; sandy substrate. Separated… |
| Ctenostoma | 3 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Ctenostoma* (Neoprocephalus) Naviaux, 1998. Body ~14 mm, cylindrical (L:W >3.0), metallic. Nocturnal arbore… |
| Odontocheila | 3 | riverine Metallic | DIAGNOSIS — *Odontocheila* Laporte de Castelnau, 1834. Body 10–16 mm, robust. Toothed elytral/labral margins; labrum sex… |
| Habroscelimorpha | 1 | coastal | DIAGNOSIS — *Habroscelimorpha* Dokhtouroff, 1883. Body 12–17 mm, cylindrical, elongate-cursorial; L:W ratio 2–3. Fully w… |
| Iresia | 1 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Iresia* (Iresia) Dejean, 1831 s.str. Body 9–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical (L:W 2–3); fully winged. Coloratio… |
| Oxycheila | 1 | forest | DIAGNOSIS — *Oxycheila* Dejean, 1825. Body 12–22 mm, robust, metallic, oval (L:W <2.0); labrum dagger-shaped; mandibles … |
| Pseudoxycheila | 1 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Pseudoxycheila* Guérin-Méneville, 1839. Body 12–22 mm, robust, oval (L:W ratio <2.0). Head wider than prono… |
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Chihuahua
cf. Cicindelidia Microthylax Odontocheila
Brasiella mendicula
(Bates, 1881) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella misella
(Bates, 1881) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Mato Grosso, Corrientes, Jujuy, Salta
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Cicindelidia carthagena carthagena
(Dejean, 1831) · 8–18 mm
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Campeche, Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Morelos, Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Col
cf. Brasiella Microthylax Odontocheila
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Chihuahua, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosi,
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
riverine
Active June–September (peak Jul–Aug)
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua, Sonora, Sinaloa, Zacatecas, San Luis Poto
cf. Brasiella Microthylax Odontocheila
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Chihuahua, Durango, San Luis Potosi, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Jalisco, Queretaro, Tamau
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
Cicindelidia roseiventris linearis
(Bates, 1881) · 8–18 mm
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Brasiella Microthylax Odontocheila
Cicindelidia roseiventris roseiventris
(Dejean, 1831) · 8–18 mm
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco
cf. Brasiella Microthylax Odontocheila
riverine
Active April–August (peak May–Jul)
Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco
cf. Apterodela Cicindela Cylindera
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Arizona, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland,
cf. Brasiella Microthylax Odontocheila
Cicindelidia vasseletii
Wiesner, 2007 · 8–18 mm
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
Cicindelidia walkeriana
(Bates, 1881) · 8–18 mm
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Apterodela Cicindela Cylindera
Ctenostoma maculicorne
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Oaxaca, Veracruz, Yucatan
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma simile
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Habroscelimorpha striga
(LeConte, 1856) · 12–17 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Oaxaca, Chiapas, Veracruz
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila iodopleura
(Bates, 1869) · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Oxycheila polita
Moravec, 2020 · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Pronyssa andrsi
Wiesner, 2008 · 9–16 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
Pronyssa assamensis
(Bates, 1892) · 9–16 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
Pronyssa ingridae
Wiesner, 2004 · 9–16 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
Pronyssa kraatzi
(Bates, 1892) · 9–16 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Chihuahua, Coahuila, Veracruz, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Colima, San Luis, Poto
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
Tetracha nicaraguensis
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
Tetracha sobrina antiguana
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
Tetracha sobrina caicosensis
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
Tetracha sobrina freyi
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
Tetracha sobrina guyanensis
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
Tetracha sobrina infuscata
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
| Taxon | Authority | Flight | Distribution | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasiella hemichrysea fuscostrigata
= Cicindela hemichrysea hemichrysea (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Chihuahua | ||
| Brasiella mendicula
= Cicindela minarum (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Brasiella misella | (Bates, 1881) | Mato Grosso | ||
| Brasiella nebulosa
= Cicindela obscurella (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2003 | |||
| Cicindelidia carthagena carthagena
= Cicindela carthagena colossea (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1831) | Campeche | ||
| Cicindelidia cyaniventris | (Bates, 1881) | Chihuahua | ||
| Cicindelidia ocellata
= Cicindela ocellata ocellata (Klug, 1834) [basionym]
|
(Klug, 1834) | Arizona | ||
| Cicindelidia papillosa
= Cicindela phosphora (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(LeConte, 1851) | Chihuahua | ||
| Cicindelidia roseiventris linearis
= Cicindela roseiventris mexicana (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Cicindelidia roseiventris roseiventris
= Cicindela roseiventris tascosaensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1831) | Veracruz | ||
| Cicindelidia roseiventris tascosaensis
= Cicindela rufiventris (Dejean, 1831) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Veracruz | ||
| Cicindelidia trifasciata ascendens
= Cicindela trifasciata australis (Fabricius, 1781) [basionym]
|
(Fabricius, 1781) | Arizona | ||
| Cicindelidia vasseletii
= Cicindela veracruzensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2007 | Veracruz | ||
| Cicindelidia walkeriana
= Cicindela willistoni echo (LeConte, 1875) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Ctenostoma aeneum | (Klug, 1834) | |||
| Ctenostoma maculicorne
= Cicindela nitidum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2006 | Oaxaca | ||
| Ctenostoma simile | Wiesner, 2006 | |||
| Habroscelimorpha striga | (LeConte, 1856) | Guerrero | ||
| Iresia boucardii
= Cicindela lacordairei (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Oaxaca | ||
| Odontocheila iodopleura | (Bates, 1869) | |||
| Odontocheila iodopleuroides | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Odontocheila nicaraguensis
= Cicindela nigrotarsalis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | |||
| Oxycheila polita | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Pronyssa andrsi
= Cicindela assamensis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2008 | |||
| Pronyssa assamensis | (Bates, 1892) | |||
| Pronyssa ingridae
= Cicindela kraatzi (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2004 | |||
| Pronyssa kraatzi | (Bates, 1892) | |||
| Pronyssa manaslucola
= Cicindela montanea (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2004 | |||
| Pronyssa montanea
= Cicindela nodicollis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | |||
| Pronyssa nodicollis
= Cicindela excoffieri (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila tarsalis
= Cicindela tucumana (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Tetracha angustata
= Cicindela angusticollis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1826) | Chihuahua | ||
| Tetracha nicaraguensis | (Bates, 1869) | |||
| Tetracha sobrina
= Cicindela sobrina antiguana (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Aruba | ||
| Tetracha sobrina antiguana
= Cicindela sobrina caicosensis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Aruba | ||
| Tetracha sobrina caicosensis
= Cicindela sobrina freyi (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Aruba | ||
| Tetracha sobrina freyi
= Cicindela sobrina guyanensis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Aruba | ||
| Tetracha sobrina guyanensis
= Cicindela sobrina infuscata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Aruba | ||
| Tetracha sobrina infuscata
= Cicindela sobrina punctata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Aruba | ||
| Tetracha sobrina punctata
= Cicindela sobrina sobrina (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Aruba | ||
| Tetracha sobrina sobrina
= Cicindela sommeri (Chaudoir, 1850) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Aruba |