Field Cards — Pakistan

10–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Aug)

Sind, Maharashtra

= Cicindela gyllenhalii immarginatum (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

10–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Aug)

Baluchistan, Sind, Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka

= Cicindela monalisa (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

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

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

10–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Aug)

Bender Abbas

= Cicindela nivicinctum (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

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

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

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)

S Pelopones, Baluchistan, Sind, Gujarat, Cacheu, Oio, North Eastern

= Cicindela aulica cupraria (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

8–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

Rajasthan, Gujarat, Sindh

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)

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)

Abusher, Dalaki, Borazan, Baluchistan, NWFP

= Cicindela durvillei (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

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)

Baluchistan, Heral, Maimana, Nengrahar

= Cicindela fischeri fischeri (Bates, 1878) [basionym]

Resembles Cephalota, Cicindela, Cosmodela

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 May–October (peak May–Sep)

Farakholum, Pule, Charkhi, Baluchistan

Head densely covered with long setae on genae; Body medium to large with setose sterna; [inherited from species]

Resembles Cephalota, Cicindela, Cosmodela

8–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

Baluchistan

= Cicindela mindanaoensis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

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)

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

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

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

8–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Jul)

Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Himachal Prade

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

11.2–13.5 mm

Active April–June (peak May)

Sistan va Beluchestan, Kerman, Hormuzgan

= Cicindela hispanica (Rambur, 1837) [basionym]

Taenidia group; Genae with white setae at mandible base (diagnostic vs hajdajorum + vartianorum); Elytra apically evenly rounded; terminal spine short

Resembles Calomera, Cicindela, Cosmodela

10–18 mm

Active April–July (peak May–Jun)

Ladakh, Xinjiang

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

Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cosmodela

14–22 mm

Active January–December (year-round)

Nengrahar, NWFP, Punjab, Sind, Kashmir, Jammu & Kashmir

Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.

Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera

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)

= Cicindela agnata (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, Sind, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Jharkhand

= Cicindela cognata (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)

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 June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Northern Territories, Ladakh

= Cicindela minuta (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)

Baluchistan, NWFP, Punjab, Kashmir, Xinjiang

Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera

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

18–24 mm

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

Almeria, Murcia, Sardegna, Rhodes, Crete

= Cicindela euphratica euphratica (Dejean, 1825) [basionym]

18–24 mm

Active October–March (peak Jan–Nov)

Almeria, Murcia, Sardegna, Rhodes, Crete

Pronotum distinctly large (etymological diagnostic).

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Archidela

12–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Aug)

Bushire, Sind

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

Head wider than pronotum; eyes very large, strongly protuberant — adaptation to open-substrat

Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera

12–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Aug)

Bushire, Sind

= Cicindela copulata emiratensis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

Head wider than pronotum; eyes very large, strongly protuberant — adaptation to open-substrat [inherited from species]

Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera

12–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Aug)

Bushire, Sind

= Cicindela frenchi (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

Head wider than pronotum; eyes very large, strongly protuberant — adaptation to open-substrat

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Archidela

12–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Aug)

Belutschistan

= Cicindela quadrilineata (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

Head wider than pronotum; eyes very large, strongly protuberant — adaptation to open-substrat

Resembles Calochroa, Calomera, Cosmodela

12–18 mm

Active March–June (peak Apr–May)

Bushire, Bender Abbas, Sind, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Sri

= Cicindela schmidti (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

Head wider than pronotum; eyes very large, strongly protuberant — adaptation to open-substrat

Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cicindela

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)

Sind, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar,

Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.

Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa

9–16 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Sind, various states

= Cicindela catena insularis (Fabricius, 1801) [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)

Sind, various states

= Cicindela cerina (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)

Punjab, Sind, Gujarat, Rajasthan

Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.

Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa

9–16 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Baluchistan

Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.

Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cicindela

9–16 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Punjab, Jammu, various states

Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.

Resembles Cylindera, Hipparidium, Chaetotaxis

9–15 mm

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

Baluchistan

Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.

Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa

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 April–September (peak May–Aug)

NWFP, Punjab, Sind, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Ta

= Cicindela fastidiosa fastidiosa (Bates, 1878) [basionym]

Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.

Resembles Calochroa, Calomera, Cosmodela

9–15 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Aug)

NWFP, Punjab, Sind, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Ta

= Cicindela fastidiosa leucoloma (Bates, 1878) [basionym]

Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology; [inherited from species]

Resembles Calochroa, Calomera, Cosmodela

9–15 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Aug)

NWFP, Punjab, Sind, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Ta

= Cicindela fastidiosa litigiosa (Bates, 1878) [basionym]

Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology; [inherited from species]

Resembles Calochroa, Calomera, Cosmodela

9–15 mm

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

NWFP, Punjab, Sind, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Ta

Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa

9–15 mm

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka

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

9–15 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Aug)

= Cicindela vicina vicina (Bates, 1878) [basionym]

Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cicindela

9–23 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

NWFP, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Uttarakhand,

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

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

10–16 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Sind

= Cicindela hanseatica (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

10–16 mm

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

Baluchistan, Sind, Gujarat

= Cicindela rueppelii (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.

Resembles Myriochila, Socotrana