Tiger Beetles of Pakistan
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60
Species
0
Endemics ★
14
Genera
Jun
Peak season
Pakistan holds 60 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae). 14 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Calomera (11), Cylindera (11), Myriochila (9), Lophyra (7).
Habitats: coastal (47) · riverine (7) · saline (3)
3
Arboreal
2
Nocturnal
14
Genera
Jun
Peak month
Iconic species of Pakistan
Calomera aulicoides
Aulicoides 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
Distribution — 35 species with GPS data
coastalriverine
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60 species
What to expect: Peak activity in June. Dominant habitats: coastal (47) · riverine (7) · saline (3). 3 arboreal species.
| Genus | Spp. | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calomera | 11 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Calomera* Motschulsky, 1862. 8–18 mm; genae densely long-setose; sterna setose; elytra with whitish/ivory t… |
| Cylindera | 11 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cylindera* (Eugrapha) Rivalier, 1950. Body 7–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical, metallic. Nocturnal; bare sandy s… |
| Myriochila | 9 | coastal | DIAGNOSIS — *Myriochila* Motschulsky, 1857. Body 8–14 mm, elongate, metallic; eyes large, prominent; labrum transverse; … |
| Lophyra | 7 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Lophyra* (Spilodella) Matalin & Cherkasov, 2004. Body 9–12 mm, cylindrical; metallic with pale spots; noctu… |
| Hypaetha | 5 | coastal | DIAGNOSIS — *Hypaetha* LeConte, 1860. Body 12–18 mm, cylindrical, elongate; L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration dark, matte. Eyes … |
| Calochroa | 4 | riverine Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Calochroa* Hope, 1838 Body 9–18 mm, robust-cursorial, elongate-oval. Head wider than pronotum; eyes medium… |
| Callytron | 3 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Callytron* Gistl, 1848 Body 10–18 mm, depressed-elongate, metallic. Head wider than pronotum; eyes very la… |
| Grammognatha | 2 | saline | DIAGNOSIS — *Grammognatha* Motschulsky, 1850. Body 18–24 mm, depressed-flattened; dark, matte, non-metallic, brownish-te… |
| Neocollyris | 2 | other Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Neocollyris* (Heterocollyris) Naviaux, 1994. Body 10–18 mm, cylindrical, metallic; L:W >3.0; labrum transve… |
| Salpingophora | 2 | riverine | DIAGNOSIS — *Salpingophora* Rivalier, 1950. Body small, 10–16 mm, cylindrical; L:W ratio 2–3. Integument metallic. Eyes … |
| Cephalota | 1 | saline | DIAGNOSIS — *Cephalota* Dokhtouroff, 1883 (s.str.) Body 10–16 mm, oval, L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration dark, matte, without c… |
| Cicindela | 1 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cicindela* (Austrocicindela) Rivalier, 1963. Body ~14 mm, depressed; dark/matte; nocturnal; arboreal on bar… |
| Cosmodela | 1 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cosmodela* Rivalier, 1961 Body medium, 14–22 mm; habitus robust-cursorial, somewhat broader than typical C… |
| Rhytidophaena | 1 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Rhytidophaena* Bates, 1891. Body small, 10–18 mm, elongate, cylindrical (L:W ratio 2–3). Coloration metalli… |
Callytron gyllenhalii gyllenhalii
(Bates, 1892) · 10–18 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
Sind, Maharashtra
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
Baluchistan, Sind, Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
Bender Abbas
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
Calochroa flavomaculata flavomaculata
(Hope, 1831) · 12–17 mm
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Andaman and Nicobar Isl., Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala,
cf. Calomera Cosmodela Jundlandia
Calochroa flavomaculata lorenzi
(Hope, 1831) · 12–17 mm
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Andaman and Nicobar Isl., Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala,
cf. Calomera Cosmodela Jundlandia
Calochroa flavomaculata sexsignata
Wiesner, 2008 · 12–17 mm
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Andaman and Nicobar Isl., Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala,
cf. Calomera Cosmodela Jundlandia
Calochroa flavomaculata sumbawae
Wiesner, 2008 · 12–17 mm
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Andaman and Nicobar Isl., Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala,
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
Calomera angulata angulata
(Fabricius, 1787) · 8–18 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Himachal P
cf. Calochroa Cosmodela Jundlandia
Calomera aulica aulica
(Dejean, 1825) · 8–18 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
S Pelopones, Baluchistan, Sind, Gujarat, Cacheu, Oio, North Eastern
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Rajasthan, Gujarat, Sindh
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Nengrahar, NWFP, Punjab, Sind, Kashmir, Northern Territories, Arunachal Pradesh,
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Abusher, Dalaki, Borazan, Baluchistan, NWFP
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Baluchistan, Heral, Maimana, Nengrahar
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya,
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastal
Active May–October (peak May–Sep)
Farakholum, Pule, Charkhi, Baluchistan
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Baluchistan
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal P
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
Calomera sanguineomaculata sanguineomaculata
(Bates, 1878) · 8–18 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
saline
Active April–June (peak May)
Sistan va Beluchestan, Kerman, Hormuzgan
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
coastal
Active April–July (peak May–Jun)
Ladakh, Xinjiang
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
coastal
Active January–December (year-round)
Nengrahar, NWFP, Punjab, Sind, Kashmir, Jammu & Kashmir
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Baluchistan, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
Cylindera albopunctata
(Bates, 1874) · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
Cylindera bigemina
(Leschenault, 1835) · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
NWFP, Punjab, Sind, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, West Bengal, Assam,
cf. Calochroa Calomera Cosmodela
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Punjab, Sind, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Jharkhand
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Assam, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha,
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
NWFP, Punjab, India (Delhi, Haryana, Jammu, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, West Be
cf. Calochroa Calomera Cosmodela
Cylindera dromicoides
Wiesner, 2008 · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Jammu, Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pra
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
Cylindera grammophora
(Bates, 1867) · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Northern Territories, Lahore, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajast
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Northern Territories, Ladakh
cf. Calochroa Calomera Cosmodela
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Baluchistan, NWFP, Punjab, Kashmir, Xinjiang
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Punjab, Sind, Kashmir, various states
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
saline
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Almeria, Murcia, Sardegna, Rhodes, Crete
Grammognatha euphratica euphratica
(Dejean, 1825) · 18–24 mm
saline
Active October–March (peak Jan–Nov)
Almeria, Murcia, Sardegna, Rhodes, Crete
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Archidela
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
Bushire, Sind
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
Bushire, Sind
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
Bushire, Sind
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Archidela
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
Belutschistan
cf. Calochroa Calomera Cosmodela
coastal
Active March–June (peak Apr–May)
Bushire, Bender Abbas, Sind, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Sri Lanka, Mal
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
Lophyra cancellata intemperata
(Dejean, 1826) · 9–16 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Sind, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Haryana, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Prade
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Sind, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Sind, various states
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Sind, various states
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Punjab, Sind, Gujarat, Rajasthan
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Lophyra persicola
(Bates, 1874) · 9–16 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Baluchistan
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
Lophyra vittigera
(Bates, 1878) · 9–16 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Punjab, Jammu, various states
cf. Cylindera Hipparidium Chaetotaxis
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Baluchistan
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Myriochila dubia
(Bates, 1878) · 9–15 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
Sind, many states
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
NWFP, Punjab, Sind, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu,
cf. Calochroa Calomera Cosmodela
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
NWFP, Punjab, Sind, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu,
cf. Calochroa Calomera Cosmodela
Myriochila fastidiosa leucoloma
(Bates, 1878) · 9–15 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
NWFP, Punjab, Sind, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu,
cf. Calochroa Calomera Cosmodela
Myriochila fastidiosa litigiosa
(Bates, 1878) · 9–15 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
NWFP, Punjab, Sind, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu,
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Myriochila plebeia
(Bates, 1878) · 9–15 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Sind
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Myriochila undulata
(Bates, 1878) · 9–15 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
NWFP, Punjab, Sind, Kashmir, many states
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
Neocollyris attenuata
Naviaux, 1994 · 9–23 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
NWFP, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Xizang
cf. Collyris Derocrania Protocollyris
Neocollyris redtenbacheri
(Chaudoir, 1843) · 9–23 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
NWFP, Punjab, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Uttarakhand,
cf. Collyris Protocollyris Tricondyla
Rhytidophaena limbata
Fleutiaux, 1925 · 10–18 mm
other
Active October–March (peak Jan–Nov)
Assam, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Punjab
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Archidela
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Sind
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
riverine
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Baluchistan, Sind, Gujarat
cf. Myriochila Socotrana
| Taxon | Authority | Flight | Distribution | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callytron gyllenhalii gyllenhalii
= Cicindela gyllenhalii immarginatum (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Sind | ||
| Callytron malabaricum
= Cicindela monalisa (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Baluchistan | ||
| Callytron monalisa
= Cicindela nivicinctum (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Bender Abbas | ||
| 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. | ||
| Calomera angulata angulata
= Cicindela angulata niponensis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Fabricius, 1787) | Punjab | ||
| Calomera aulica aulica
= Cicindela aulica cupraria (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1825) | S Pelopones | ||
| Calomera aulicoides | Wiesner, 2008 | Rajasthan | ||
| Calomera chloris | (Bates, 1874) | Nengrahar | ||
| Calomera diania
= Cicindela durvillei (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2008 | Abusher | ||
| Calomera fischeri elongatosignata
= Cicindela fischeri fischeri (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2000 | Baluchistan | ||
| Calomera funerea assimilis
= Cicindela funerea funerea (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | Himachal Pradesh | ||
| Calomera littoralis afghana | Fabricius, 1787 | Farakholum | ||
| Calomera marmorata
= Cicindela mindanaoensis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2008 | Baluchistan | ||
| Calomera plumigera macrograptina
= Cicindela plumigera plumigera (Klug, 1832) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | Punjab | ||
| Calomera sanguineomaculata sanguineomaculata | (Bates, 1878) | Rajasthan | ||
| Cephalota zarudniana
= Cicindela hispanica (Rambur, 1837) [basionym]
|
(Tschitschérin, 1903) | Sistan va Beluchestan | ||
| Cicindela granulata stoliczkana | Gebler, 1843 | Ladakh | ||
| Cosmodela intermedia intermedia | (Bates, 1892) | Nengrahar | ||
| Cylindera agnata
= Cicindela ancistridia (Bates, 1867) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1867) | Baluchistan | ||
| Cylindera albopunctata
= Cicindela agnata (Bates, 1867) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | |||
| Cylindera bigemina
= Cicindela biprolongata (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Leschenault, 1835) | NWFP | ||
| Cylindera brevis
= Cicindela cognata (Bates, 1867) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1867) | Punjab | ||
| 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 mesoepisternalis
= Cicindela minuta (Bates, 1867) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2008 | Northern Territories | ||
| Cylindera sublacerata balucha | (Bates, 1874) | Baluchistan | ||
| Cylindera venosa
= Cicindela zaza (Wiesner, 1991) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Punjab | ||
| Grammognatha euphratica armenica
= Cicindela euphratica euphratica (Dejean, 1825) [basionym]
|
(Chaudoir, 1852) | Almeria | ||
| Grammognatha euphratica euphratica | (Dejean, 1825) | Almeria | ||
| Hypaetha copulata
= Cicindela copulata copulata (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Bushire | ||
| Hypaetha copulata copulata
= Cicindela copulata emiratensis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Bushire | ||
| Hypaetha copulata emiratensis
= Cicindela frenchi (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Bushire | ||
| Hypaetha ornatipennis
= Cicindela quadrilineata (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Belutschistan | ||
| Hypaetha quadrilineata
= Cicindela schmidti (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | Bushire | ||
| Lophyra cancellata intemperata
= Cicindela cancellata subtilesculpta (Dejean, 1826) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1826) | Sind | ||
| Lophyra catena | (Fabricius, 1801) | Sind | ||
| Lophyra catena catena
= Cicindela catena insularis (Fabricius, 1801) [basionym]
|
(Fabricius, 1801) | Sind | ||
| Lophyra catena insularis
= Cicindela cerina (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Fabricius, 1801) | Sind | ||
| Lophyra histrio | (Bates, 1878) | Punjab | ||
| Lophyra persicola | (Bates, 1874) | Baluchistan | ||
| Lophyra vittigera | (Bates, 1878) | Punjab | ||
| Myriochila akhteri | (Bates, 1878) | Baluchistan | ||
| Myriochila dubia | (Bates, 1878) | Sind | ||
| Myriochila fastidiosa
= Cicindela fastidiosa fastidiosa (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | NWFP | ||
| Myriochila fastidiosa fastidiosa
= Cicindela fastidiosa leucoloma (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | NWFP | ||
| Myriochila fastidiosa leucoloma
= Cicindela fastidiosa litigiosa (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | NWFP | ||
| Myriochila fastidiosa litigiosa | (Bates, 1878) | NWFP | ||
| Myriochila plebeia | (Bates, 1878) | Rajasthan | ||
| Myriochila undulata | (Bates, 1878) | NWFP | ||
| Myriochila vicina pseudovicina
= Cicindela vicina vicina (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 1999 | |||
| Neocollyris attenuata | Naviaux, 1994 | NWFP | ||
| Neocollyris redtenbacheri | (Chaudoir, 1843) | NWFP | ||
| Rhytidophaena limbata
= Cicindela aurifodina (Blackburn, 1892) [basionym]
|
Fleutiaux, 1925 | Assam | ||
| Salpingophora bellana
= Cicindela hanseatica (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | Sind | ||
| Salpingophora maindroni
= Cicindela rueppelii (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | Baluchistan |