Tiger Beetles of Panama
Interactive field guide · Cicindelidae · Cicindelidae matrix v54
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Species
3
Endemics ★
12
Genera
Sep
Peak season
Panama holds 62 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae), including 3 country endemics ★. 12 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Ctenostoma (11), Tetracha (11), Odontocheila (9), Pronyssa (7).
Habitats: riverine (19) · open sandy (12) · coastal (6)
22
Arboreal
11
Nocturnal
12
Genera
Sep
Peak month
Iconic species of Panama
Odontocheila gilli
Gilli Tiger Beetle
*Odontocheila* Laporte de Castelnau, 1834 is the largest genus of subtribe Odontocheilina, with around 105 species distributed across Neotropical forests. These robust, 10–16 mm beetles are nocturnal …
Metallic
8–15 mm
62 species
What to expect: Peak activity in September. Dominant habitats: riverine (19) · open sandy (12) · coastal (6). 22 arboreal species.
| Genus | Spp. | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ctenostoma | 11 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Ctenostoma* (Neoprocephalus) Naviaux, 1998. Body ~14 mm, cylindrical (L:W >3.0), metallic. Nocturnal arbore… |
| Tetracha | 11 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Tetracha* Hope, 1838. Body 10–20 mm, robust, depressed, metallic. Nocturnal–crepuscular. Broad Megacephalin… |
| Odontocheila | 9 | riverine Metallic | DIAGNOSIS — *Odontocheila* Laporte de Castelnau, 1834. Body 10–16 mm, robust. Toothed elytral/labral margins; labrum sex… |
| Pronyssa | 7 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Pronyssa* Bates, 1874 Body medium, 9–16 mm; form elongate, notably depressed (flattened). Integument metal… |
| Cicindelidia | 6 | riverine | DIAGNOSIS — *Cicindelidia* Rivalier, 1954. Body 8–15 mm, elongate, metallic, fully winged, nocturnal. Separated from *Ci… |
| Habroscelimorpha | 6 | coastal | DIAGNOSIS — *Habroscelimorpha* Dokhtouroff, 1883. Body 12–17 mm, cylindrical, elongate-cursorial; L:W ratio 2–3. Fully w… |
| Brasiella | 4 | riverine Metallic | DIAGNOSIS — *Brasiella* Rivalier, 1954. Body 6–13 mm, elongate-oval; fully winged; nocturnal; sandy substrate. Separated… |
| Oxycheila | 3 | forest | DIAGNOSIS — *Oxycheila* Dejean, 1825. Body 12–22 mm, robust, metallic, oval (L:W <2.0); labrum dagger-shaped; mandibles … |
| Oxygonia | 2 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Oxygonia* Mannerheim, 1837. Body 9–14 mm, ovate; L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration metallic with pale elytral spots… |
| Iresia | 1 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Iresia* (Iresia) Dejean, 1831 s.str. Body 9–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical (L:W 2–3); fully winged. Coloratio… |
| Pentacomia | 1 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Pentacomia* Bates, 1872. Body 8–13 mm, elongate-cylindrical (L:W ratio 2–3), fully winged. Coloration metal… |
| Pseudoxycheila | 1 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Pseudoxycheila* Guérin-Méneville, 1839. Body 12–22 mm, robust, oval (L:W ratio <2.0). Head wider than prono… |
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
Brasiella sphaerodera
(Bates, 1881) · 4–8 mm
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
Cicindelidia favergeri
(Bates, 1881) · 8–18 mm
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Saint Lucia
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
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
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Arizona, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland,
cf. Brasiella Microthylax Odontocheila
Ctenostoma brendelli
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Canal Zone
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma longipalpe
(Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma maculicorne
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Oaxaca, Veracruz, Yucatan
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma panamense
Wiesner, 2007 · 8–20 mm
other★ endemic
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma pearsoni
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Canal Zone
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma simile
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other★ endemic
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma spinosum
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma turnbowi
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma wappesi
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Bonaire, Curacao
Habroscelimorpha auraria auraria
(Perty, 1830) · 12–17 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Bonaire, Curacao
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Bonaire, Curacao
Habroscelimorpha auraria euryscopa
(Perty, 1830) · 12–17 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Bonaire, Curacao
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Habroscelimorpha schwarzi
(LeConte, 1898) · 12–17 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
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
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
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
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine★ endemic
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
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
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila costaricana
(Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila polita
Moravec, 2020 · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxygonia boucardi
(Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Oxygonia nigricans
(Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Pentacomia cupriventris
(Bates, 1869) · 8–13 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
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 huberi
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha panamensis
(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 mendicula
= Cicindela minarum (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Brasiella misella | (Bates, 1881) | Mato Grosso | ||
| Brasiella nebulosa
= Cicindela obscurella (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2003 | |||
| Brasiella sphaerodera | (Bates, 1881) | |||
| Cicindelidia carthagena carthagena
= Cicindela carthagena colossea (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1831) | Campeche | ||
| Cicindelidia cyaniventris | (Bates, 1881) | Chihuahua | ||
| Cicindelidia favergeri
= Cicindela favergeri parvipunctulata (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Saint Lucia | ||
| Cicindelidia papillosa
= Cicindela phosphora (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(LeConte, 1851) | Chihuahua | ||
| Cicindelidia roseiventris linearis
= Cicindela roseiventris mexicana (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Cicindelidia trifasciata ascendens
= Cicindela trifasciata australis (Fabricius, 1781) [basionym]
|
(Fabricius, 1781) | Arizona | ||
| Ctenostoma aeneum | (Klug, 1834) | |||
| Ctenostoma brendelli
= Cicindela brunneum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2006 | |||
| Ctenostoma erwini
= Cicindela formicarium (Klug, 1834) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2006 | Canal Zone | ||
| Ctenostoma longipalpe
= Cicindela maculosum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | |||
| Ctenostoma maculicorne
= Cicindela nitidum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2006 | Oaxaca | ||
| Ctenostoma panamense | Wiesner, 2007 | ★ | ||
| Ctenostoma pearsoni | Wiesner, 2006 | Canal Zone | ||
| Ctenostoma simile | Wiesner, 2006 | ★ | ||
| Ctenostoma spinosum | Wiesner, 2006 | |||
| Ctenostoma turnbowi | Wiesner, 2006 | |||
| Ctenostoma wappesi
= Cicindela corculum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2006 | |||
| Habroscelimorpha auraria
= Cicindela auraria auraria (Perty, 1830) [basionym]
|
(Perty, 1830) | Bonaire | ||
| Habroscelimorpha auraria auraria
= Cicindela auraria bechyneiorum (Perty, 1830) [basionym]
|
(Perty, 1830) | Bonaire | ||
| Habroscelimorpha auraria bechyneiorum
= Cicindela auraria euryscopa (Perty, 1830) [basionym]
|
(Perty, 1830) | Bonaire | ||
| Habroscelimorpha auraria euryscopa
= Cicindela boops (LeConte, 1856) [basionym]
|
(Perty, 1830) | Bonaire | ||
| Habroscelimorpha schwarzi
= Cicindela striga (LeConte, 1856) [basionym]
|
(LeConte, 1898) | |||
| Habroscelimorpha striga | (LeConte, 1856) | Guerrero | ||
| Iresia boucardii
= Cicindela lacordairei (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Oaxaca | ||
| Odontocheila chiriquina
= Cicindela chrysis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | |||
| Odontocheila davidbrzoskai | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Odontocheila exilis | (Bates, 1869) | |||
| Odontocheila fraternum
= Cicindela fulgens (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Odontocheila gilli
= Cicindela hamulipenis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Odontocheila howdeni
= Cicindela chiriquina (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | |||
| Odontocheila mirekskrabali
= Cicindela molesta (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | ★ | ||
| Odontocheila molesta
= Cicindela nicaraguensis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | |||
| Odontocheila salvini
= Cicindela scapularis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | |||
| Oxycheila chaudoiri
= Cicindela chestertonii (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Oxycheila costaricana
= Cicindela distigma (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxycheila polita | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Oxygonia boucardi
= Cicindela buckleyi (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxygonia nigricans
= Cicindela nigrovenator (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pentacomia cupriventris | (Bates, 1869) | |||
| 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 huberi | (Bates, 1869) | |||
| Tetracha panamensis | (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 |