Field Cards — Nicaragua

4–8 mm

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

Chihuahua

= Cicindela hemichrysea hemichrysea (Bates, 1881) [basionym]

Resembles Cicindelidia, Microthylax, Odontocheila

4–8 mm

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

= Cicindela minarum (Bates, 1881) [basionym]

Neotropical.

Resembles Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla, Cicindela

4–8 mm

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

Mato Grosso, Corrientes, Jujuy, Salta

Neotropical.

Resembles Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla, Cicindela

4–8 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

= Cicindela obscurella (Bates, 1881) [basionym]

Neotropical.

Resembles Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla, Cicindela

8–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

Campeche, Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Morelos, Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Ja

= Cicindela carthagena colossea (Bates, 1881) [basionym]

Resembles Brasiella, Microthylax, Odontocheila

8–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

Chihuahua, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, San Lui

Nearctic + Neotropical.

Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela

8–18 mm

Active June–September (peak Jul–Aug)

Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua, Sonora, Sinaloa, Zacatecas, San

= Cicindela ocellata ocellata (Klug, 1834) [basionym]

Nearctic + Neotropical.

Resembles Brasiella, Microthylax, Odontocheila

8–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

Chihuahua, Durango, San Luis Potosi, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Jalisco, Queret

= Cicindela phosphora (Bates, 1881) [basionym]

Nearctic + Neotropical.

Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela

8–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

= Cicindela roseiventris mexicana (Bates, 1881) [basionym]

Resembles Brasiella, Microthylax, Odontocheila

8–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco

= Cicindela roseiventris tascosaensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]

Resembles Brasiella, Microthylax, Odontocheila

8–18 mm

Active April–August (peak May–Jul)

Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco

= Cicindela rufiventris (Dejean, 1831) [basionym]

Nearctic + Neotropical.

Resembles Apterodela, Cicindela, Cylindera

8–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

Arizona, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts,

= Cicindela trifasciata australis (Fabricius, 1781) [basionym]

Resembles Brasiella, Microthylax, Odontocheila

8–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas

= Cicindela veracruzensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]

Nearctic + Neotropical.

Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela

8–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

= Cicindela willistoni echo (LeConte, 1875) [basionym]

Nearctic + Neotropical.

Resembles Apterodela, Cicindela, Cylindera

8–20 mm

Active January–December (year-round)

Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos

Resembles Pogonostoma

8–20 mm

Active January–December (year-round)

Oaxaca, Veracruz, Yucatan

= Cicindela nitidum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]

Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos

Resembles Pogonostoma

8–20 mm

Active January–December (year-round)

Diagnostic: comb-like (pectinate) maxillary palpi (Greek ktenos = comb, stoma = mouth) — unique to Ctenos

Resembles Pogonostoma

12–17 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas

Head wider than pronotum; eyewith very large, strongly protuberant — open-substrate adaptation.

Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela

9–14 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Oaxaca, Chiapas, Veracruz

= Cicindela lacordairei (Bates, 1881) [basionym]

Head about as wide as pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.

Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla

8–15 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).

Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla

8–15 mm

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).

Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla

8–15 mm

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

= Cicindela nigrotarsalis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]

Toothed elytral margins (odontos + cheile = toothed margin).

Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla

12–22 mm

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

Amphibious, associated with river rocks and wet margins.

Resembles Cheiloxya, Pseudoxycheila

9–16 mm

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

= Cicindela assamensis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

Head elongate, longer than wide; eyes large, somewhat laterally directed.

Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela

9–16 mm

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

Head elongate, longer than wide; eyes large, somewhat laterally directed.

Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela

9–16 mm

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

= Cicindela kraatzi (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

Head elongate, longer than wide; eyes large, somewhat laterally directed.

Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela

9–16 mm

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

Head elongate, longer than wide; eyes large, somewhat laterally directed.

Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela

9–16 mm

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

= Cicindela montanea (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

Head elongate, longer than wide; eyes large, somewhat laterally directed.

Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela

9–16 mm

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

= Cicindela nodicollis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

Head elongate, longer than wide; eyes large, somewhat laterally directed.

Resembles Beckerium, Brasiella, Cicindela

9–16 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

= Cicindela excoffieri (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

Head elongate, longer than wide; eyes large, somewhat laterally directed.

Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera

12–22 mm

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

= Cicindela tucumana (Bates, 1881) [basionym]

Head wider than pronotum; eyewith moderate,

Resembles Cheiloxya, Oxycheila

11–30 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Chihuahua, Coahuila, Veracruz, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Colima, San

= Cicindela angusticollis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]

Nocturnal–crepuscular.

Resembles Megacephala, Phaeoxantha, Pseudotetracha

11–30 mm

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

Nocturnal–crepuscular.

Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha

11–30 mm

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz

= Cicindela sobrina antiguana (Bates, 1869) [basionym]

Nocturnal–crepuscular.

11–30 mm

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz

= Cicindela sobrina caicosensis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]

Nocturnal–crepuscular; [inherited from species]

11–30 mm

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz

= Cicindela sobrina freyi (Bates, 1869) [basionym]

Nocturnal–crepuscular; [inherited from species]

11–30 mm

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz

= Cicindela sobrina guyanensis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]

Nocturnal–crepuscular; [inherited from species]

11–30 mm

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz

= Cicindela sobrina infuscata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]

Nocturnal–crepuscular; [inherited from species]

11–30 mm

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz

= Cicindela sobrina punctata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]

Nocturnal–crepuscular; [inherited from species]

11–30 mm

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz

= Cicindela sobrina sobrina (Bates, 1869) [basionym]

Nocturnal–crepuscular; [inherited from species]

11–30 mm

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

Aruba, Baja California Sur, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz

= Cicindela sommeri (Chaudoir, 1850) [basionym]

Nocturnal–crepuscular.

Resembles Aniara, Metriocheila, Phaeoxantha