Tiger Beetles of Peru
Interactive field guide · Cicindelidae · Cicindelidae matrix v54
153
Species
7
Endemics ★
22
Genera
Sep
Peak season
Peru holds 153 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae), including 7 country endemics ★. 22 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Odontocheila (28), Ctenostoma (19), Tetracha (17), Mesochila (14).
Habitats: riverine (38) · open sandy (38) · forest (23)
53
Arboreal
22
Nocturnal
22
Genera
Sep
Peak month
Iconic species of Peru
Odontocheila pentacomioides
Pentacomioides 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
153 species
What to expect: Peak activity in September. Dominant habitats: riverine (38) · open sandy (38) · forest (23). 53 arboreal species.
| Genus | Spp. | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odontocheila | 28 | riverine Metallic | DIAGNOSIS — *Odontocheila* Laporte de Castelnau, 1834. Body 10–16 mm, robust. Toothed elytral/labral margins; labrum sex… |
| Ctenostoma | 19 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Ctenostoma* (Neoprocephalus) Naviaux, 1998. Body ~14 mm, cylindrical (L:W >3.0), metallic. Nocturnal arbore… |
| Tetracha | 17 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Tetracha* Hope, 1838. Body 10–20 mm, robust, depressed, metallic. Nocturnal–crepuscular. Broad Megacephalin… |
| Mesochila | 14 | forest | DIAGNOSIS — *Mesochila* (Mesochila) Rivalier, 1969. Body 9–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical (L:W ratio 2–3). Coloration metal… |
| Pseudoxycheila | 11 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Pseudoxycheila* Guérin-Méneville, 1839. Body 12–22 mm, robust, oval (L:W ratio <2.0). Head wider than prono… |
| Iresia | 7 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Iresia* (Iresia) Dejean, 1831 s.str. Body 9–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical (L:W 2–3); fully winged. Coloratio… |
| Oxygonia | 7 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Oxygonia* Mannerheim, 1837. Body 9–14 mm, ovate; L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration metallic with pale elytral spots… |
| Pronyssa | 7 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Pronyssa* Bates, 1874 Body medium, 9–16 mm; form elongate, notably depressed (flattened). Integument metal… |
| Oxycheila | 6 | forest | DIAGNOSIS — *Oxycheila* Dejean, 1825. Body 12–22 mm, robust, metallic, oval (L:W <2.0); labrum dagger-shaped; mandibles … |
| Brasiella | 5 | riverine Metallic | DIAGNOSIS — *Brasiella* Rivalier, 1954. Body 6–13 mm, elongate-oval; fully winged; nocturnal; sandy substrate. Separated… |
| Cenothyla | 5 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Cenothyla* Rivalier, 1969. Body 9–13 mm, oval, L:W ratio 2–3; fully winged. Coloration metallic with pale s… |
| Cicindelidia | 5 | riverine | DIAGNOSIS — *Cicindelidia* Rivalier, 1954. Body 8–15 mm, elongate, metallic, fully winged, nocturnal. Separated from *Ci… |
| Poecilochila | 5 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Poecilochila* (Poecilochila) Rivalier, 1969 s.str. Body medium, 9–13 mm; habitus cylindrical, elongate-comp… |
| Pentacomia | 4 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Pentacomia* Bates, 1872. Body 8–13 mm, elongate-cylindrical (L:W ratio 2–3), fully winged. Coloration metal… |
| Phaeoxantha | 4 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Phaeoxantha* s.str. Chaudoir, 1850. Body medium, 10–25 mm, robust, depressed. Coloration metallic, dorsum w… |
| Langea | 3 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Langea* W.Horn, 1901. Body 9–14 mm, elongate, cylindrical (L:W 2–3); fully winged. Coloration metallic. Eye… |
| Dromicoida | 1 | forest | DIAGNOSIS — *Dromicoida* Werner, 1995. Monotypic; body 8–10 mm, oval (L:W < 2.0), fully winged. Dorsum metallic. Eyes la… |
| Eucallia | 1 | other | DIAGNOSIS — *Eucallia* Guérin-Méneville, 1844. Monotypic; body small, 14–22 mm, elongate-compact, depressed; coloration … |
| Metriocheila | 1 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Metriocheila* Thomson, 1857. Monotypic. Body 18–25 mm, depressed; Megacephalini broad-head habitus; metalli… |
| Oxygoniola | 1 | forest | DIAGNOSIS — *Oxygoniola* W.Horn, 1892. Body 8–12 mm, oval, metallic, fully winged. Labrum subquadrate. Pronotal sculptur… |
| Pometon | 1 | grassland | DIAGNOSIS — *Pometon* Fleutiaux, 1899 Body small, 9–13 mm, strongly depressed (L:W ratio 2–3). Coloration metallic. Eyes… |
| Ronhuberia | 1 | forest | DIAGNOSIS — *Ronhuberia* Moravec & Kudrna, 2002. Body small, 10–15 mm, elongate-compact, cylindrical (L:W ratio 2–3); in… |
Brasiella argentata
(Dejean, 1831) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella argentata peruensis
(Dejean, 1831) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Satipo, Canchamayo
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Brasiella balzani
(Bates, 1881) · 4–8 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Mato Grosso
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla Cicindela
Cenothyla consobrina
(Bates, 1892) · 9–13 mm
open sandy★ endemic
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonia, Loreto
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cicindela
Cenothyla fulvothoracica
Wiesner, 2008 · 9–13 mm
open sandy★ endemic
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Madre de Dios
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cicindela
Cenothyla klichai
Wiesner, 2008 · 9–13 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Madre de Dios
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cicindela
Cenothyla postica
(Bates, 1892) · 9–13 mm
open sandy★ endemic
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Mato Grosso, Sao Paulo de Olivenca
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cicindela
Cenothyla posticoides
Wiesner, 2008 · 9–13 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Madre de Dios
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cicindela
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta, Santa Fe
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
Cicindelidia trifasciata latioresignata
(Fabricius, 1781) · 8–18 mm
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Mainland, Galapagos, Tumbas
cf. Brasiella Microthylax Odontocheila
riverine★ endemic
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Rio Mayes, Lluta, Mollendo, Tarapaca
cf. Brasiella Microthylax Odontocheila
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Chilea, Lima, Chorillos
cf. Brasiella Microthylax Odontocheila
Ctenostoma agnatum agnatum
(Klug, 1834) · 8–20 mm
other★ endemic
Active January–December (year-round)
Amazonas
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma agnatum fuscum
(Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Madre de Dios
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma crucifrons
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma cylindratum
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Amazonas
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma formicarium
(Klug, 1834) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Amazonas, Pará
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma insigne
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Amazonas
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma luctuosum
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other★ endemic
Active January–December (year-round)
Madre de Dios, Amazonas
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma luteum
(Klug, 1834) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Madre de Dios
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma magnum
(Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma nigrum
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Amazonas, Rio Songo, Chapare
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma nigrum lecourti
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Amazonas, Rio Songo, Chapare
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma nigrum nigrum
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Amazonas, Rio Songo, Chapare
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma nitidum
(Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma obliquatum
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Pará, Amazonas, Madre de Dios, Beni
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma plicaticolle
(Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Amazonas
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma regium
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Amazonas
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma rugicolle
(Bates, 1869) · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Amazonas
cf. Pogonostoma
Ctenostoma sumlini
Wiesner, 2006 · 8–20 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
forest
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Apterodela Cicindela Cicindelidia
Eucallia boussingaulti
(Bates, 1869) · 14–22 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Cajamarca
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Iresia aureorufa
(Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Para, Amazonas, Mato Grosso
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Iresia bimaculata
(Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonia, Amazonas
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Iresia egregia peruviana
(Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Iresia lacordairei
(Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonia
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Iresia psyche
(Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Madre de Dios
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
Langea euprosopoides
Wiesner, 2020 · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Langea fleutiauxi
(Bates, 1892) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Langea mellicollis
(Bates, 1892) · 9–14 mm
other
Active October–March (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Archidela
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila brasiliensis
(Bates, 1881) · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila conformis
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila cyaneomarginata
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila discrepans
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila distigma
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila procera
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila proceroides
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila skrabali
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila smaragdula
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila smaragdula completemaculata
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila smaragdula smaragdula
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Mesochila wappesi
Moravec, 2020 · 9–13 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Metriocheila nigricollis
(Bates, 1892) · 18–25 mm
open sandy
Active October–March (peak Jan–Nov)
Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Archidela
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Huellaga
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
San Martin, Amazonas, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila batesii batesii
Moravec, 2020 · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
San Martin, Amazonas, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
San Martin, Amazonas, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Loreto
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Buenos Aires, Chaco, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones,
cf. Brasiella Cicindelidia Microthylax
Odontocheila confusa
(Bates, 1869) · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Odontocheila confusa confusa
(Bates, 1869) · 8–15 mm
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Amazonas, Pará
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
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Rondonia
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Madre de Dios
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Madre de Dios, Amazonas, Para
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Cicindelidia Microthylax
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Iquitos
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Loreto, Iquitos, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Mato Grosso, Sao Paulo, Madre de Dios
cf. Beckerium Brasiella Cicindela
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Morona Santiago, San Martin, Loreto
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Huellaga, Yurimaguas, Iquitos, Pacalpa, Madre de Dios, Orinoco
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Amazonas, Rio Purus, Madre de Dios, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Loreto, Para
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
riverine
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Rio Purus, Rio Jurua, Madre de Dios, Amazonas, Para
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Oxycheila germaini
(Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Buenos Aires, La Rioja, Misiones, Salta
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila haenschi
(Bates, 1881) · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila pseudoglabra
Moravec, 2020 · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxycheila pseudonigroaenea
Moravec, 2020 · 12–22 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Oxygonia buckleyi
(Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Oxygonia delia
(Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Oxygonia prodiga prodiga
(Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Oxygonia prodiga schaumi
(Bates, 1881) · 9–14 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Oxygoniola chamaeleon
Wiesner, 2008 · 8–12 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Pseudoxycheila
Pentacomia chrysamma
(Bates, 1869) · 8–13 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Yungas de La Paz
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Pentacomia chrysammoides
Moravec, 2020 · 8–13 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Pentacomia egregia
(Bates, 1869) · 8–13 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Amazonas, Pará
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Pentacomia vallicola
(Bates, 1869) · 8–13 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Cylindera Hipparidium Chaetotaxis
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Goias, Chapare, Corrientes, Salta, Rio Negro
cf. Megacephala Pseudotetracha Tetracha
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Sivia, Amazonas, Santa Cruz, Mato Grosso, Goias, Rio Grande do Norte
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Tetracha
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Amazonas, Cusco, Sivia, Rio Napo, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondonia
cf. Megacephala Pseudotetracha Tetracha
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Pebas, Sivia, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Para, Rondonia, Misiones, Rio Negro
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Tetracha
Poecilochila lacordairei
(Bates, 1892) · 9–13 mm
other
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Rio Purus, Rio Napo, Madre de Dios, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, P
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Archidela
Poecilochila ventralis
Werner, 2020 · 9–13 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Acre, Pará, Pernambuco, Rondonia, Sao Paulo
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Poecilochila ventralis mediofasciata
Werner, 2020 · 9–13 mm
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Acre, Pará, Pernambuco, Rondonia, Sao Paulo
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
other
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Acre, Pará, Pernambuco, Rondonia, Sao Paulo
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Poecilochila ventralis ventralis
Werner, 2020 · 9–13 mm
other
Active January–December (year-round)
Acre, Pará, Pernambuco, Rondonia, Sao Paulo
Pometon bolivianum
(Bates, 1869) · 9–13 mm
grassland
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Amazonas
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 September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Onin
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Cheiloxya Oxycheila
Ronhuberia eurytarsipennis
Werner, 2001 · 10–15 mm
forest
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Brasiella Brzoskaicheila Cenothyla
Tetracha brasiliensis
(Kirby, 1818) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Su
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha buchardi
Moravec, 2020 · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Madre de Dios
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha camposi
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Guayas, Piura, Amazon
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha chilensis
(Eschscholtz, 1829) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Huanuco
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha fulgida
(Dejean, 1826) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Goias, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Mato Grosso, Buenos Aires, Catam
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
Tetracha horni
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Madre de Dios
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
Tetracha inca
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Loreto
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
Tetracha latreillei
(Dejean, 1826) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha lucifera lucifera
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Cuzco, Madre de Dios, La Paz
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha pilosipennis
Moravec, 2020 · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Amazonas, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Santa Cruz, Beni, Boqueron, Caazapa, Acre
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
Tetracha spinosa
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Amazonas, Beni
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha spixii
(Chaudoir, 1850) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Beni, Santa Cruz, Madre de Dios
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Junin, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Huamuco, Santa Cruz, La Paz, Beni, Huila
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha spixii spixii
(Chaudoir, 1850) · 11–30 mm
open sandy★ endemic
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Beni, Santa Cruz, Madre de Dios
cf. Megacephala Phaeoxantha Pseudotetracha
Tetracha sumptuosa
Moravec, 2020 · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Puerto Inca
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
Tetracha suturalis
(Bates, 1869) · 11–30 mm
open sandy
Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)
Puerto Pizarro
cf. Aniara Metriocheila Phaeoxantha
| Taxon | Authority | Flight | Distribution | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasiella argentata
= Cicindela argentata cyanosparsa (Dejean, 1831) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1831) | |||
| Brasiella argentata peruensis
= Cicindela argentata umbrogemmata (Dejean, 1831) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1831) | Satipo | ||
| Brasiella argentata umbrogemmata
= Cicindela aureola (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1831) | |||
| Brasiella balzani | (Bates, 1881) | Mato Grosso | ||
| Brasiella stamatovi
= Cicindela venezuelensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2003 | |||
| Cenothyla consobrina | (Bates, 1892) | Amazonia ★ | ||
| Cenothyla fulvothoracica | Wiesner, 2008 | Madre de Dios | ★ | |
| Cenothyla klichai
= Cicindela postica (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2008 | Madre de Dios | ||
| Cenothyla postica | (Bates, 1892) | Mato Grosso ★ | ||
| Cenothyla posticoides | Wiesner, 2008 | Madre de Dios | ||
| Cicindelidia mathani
= Cicindela melissa (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2007 | |||
| Cicindelidia rufoaenea
= Cicindela rugatilis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2007 | Buenos Aires | ||
| Cicindelidia trifasciata latioresignata
= Cicindela trifasciata microsoma (Fabricius, 1781) [basionym]
|
(Fabricius, 1781) | Mainland | ||
| Cicindelidia trifasciata microsoma
= Cicindela trifasciata peruviana (Fabricius, 1781) [basionym]
|
(Fabricius, 1781) | Rio Mayes ★ | ||
| Cicindelidia trifasciata peruviana
= Cicindela trifasciata sigmoidea (Fabricius, 1781) [basionym]
|
(Fabricius, 1781) | Chilea | ||
| Ctenostoma agnatum agnatum
= Cicindela agnatum fuscum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Klug, 1834) | Amazonas | ★ | |
| Ctenostoma agnatum fuscum
= Cicindela albofasciatum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Madre de Dios | ||
| Ctenostoma crucifrons
= Cicindela dentifrons (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2006 | |||
| Ctenostoma cylindratum | Wiesner, 2006 | Amazonas | ||
| Ctenostoma formicarium
= Cicindela guyanense (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Klug, 1834) | Amazonas | ||
| Ctenostoma inca | Wiesner, 2006 | |||
| Ctenostoma insigne
= Cicindela jekelii (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2006 | Amazonas | ||
| Ctenostoma luctuosum
= Cicindela magnum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2006 | Madre de Dios ★ | ||
| Ctenostoma luteum | (Klug, 1834) | Madre de Dios | ||
| Ctenostoma magnum | (Bates, 1869) | |||
| Ctenostoma nigrum | Wiesner, 2006 | Amazonas | ||
| Ctenostoma nigrum lecourti | Wiesner, 2006 | Amazonas | ||
| Ctenostoma nigrum nigrum | Wiesner, 2006 | Amazonas | ||
| Ctenostoma nitidum
= Cicindela tumidum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | |||
| Ctenostoma obliquatum | Wiesner, 2006 | Pará | ||
| Ctenostoma plicaticolle
= Cicindela pygmaeum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Ctenostoma regium
= Cicindela rugosum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2006 | Amazonas | ||
| Ctenostoma rugicolle | (Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Ctenostoma sumlini
= Cicindela trinotatum (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2006 | |||
| Dromicoida elegantia
= Cicindela belfragei (LeConte, 1875) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2003 | |||
| Eucallia boussingaulti | (Bates, 1869) | Cajamarca | ||
| Iresia aureorufa
= Cicindela besckii (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Para | ||
| Iresia bimaculata
= Cicindela binotata (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Amazonia | ||
| Iresia egregia
= Cicindela egregia egregia (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Minas Gerais | ||
| Iresia egregia peruviana
= Cicindela latens (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Iresia lacordairei
= Cicindela mniszechii (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Amazonia | ||
| Iresia psyche
= Cicindela surinamensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Madre de Dios | ||
| Iresia pulchra | (Bates, 1881) | |||
| Langea euprosopoides
= Cicindela fleutiauxi (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2020 | |||
| Langea fleutiauxi
= Cicindela mellicollis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | |||
| Langea mellicollis
= Cicindela bishopi (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | |||
| Mesochila biguttata
= Cicindela brasiliensis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila brasiliensis | (Bates, 1881) | |||
| Mesochila conformis | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila cyaneomarginata | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila discrepans | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila distigma | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila distincta | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila procera | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila proceroides | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila skrabali | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila smaragdula | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila smaragdula completemaculata | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila smaragdula smaragdula | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Mesochila wappesi | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Metriocheila nigricollis | (Bates, 1892) | Catamarca | ||
| Odontocheila annulicornis
= Cicindela atripes (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | |||
| Odontocheila baeri | (Bates, 1869) | Huellaga | ||
| Odontocheila batesii | Moravec, 2020 | San Martin | ||
| Odontocheila batesii batesii | Moravec, 2020 | San Martin | ||
| Odontocheila batesii primitiva | Moravec, 2020 | San Martin | ||
| Odontocheila castelnaui
= Cicindela confusa (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Loreto | ||
| Odontocheila chrysis
= Cicindela ignita (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Buenos Aires | ||
| Odontocheila confusa
= Cicindela confusa aperta (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila confusa aperta
= Cicindela confusa confusa (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila confusa confusa
= Cicindela confusa trochanterica (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila confusa trochanterica
= Cicindela curvidens (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila cylindricoflavescens | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Odontocheila divergentehamulata | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Odontocheila euryoides | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Odontocheila eximia | Moravec, 2020 | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila femoralis | Moravec, 2020 | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila janvybirali
= Cicindela jordani (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | Madre de Dios | ||
| Odontocheila luridipes | (Bates, 1869) | Madre de Dios | ||
| Odontocheila marginilabris
= Cicindela mexicana (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | |||
| Odontocheila mirekklichai | Moravec, 2020 | Iquitos | ||
| Odontocheila oseryi | Moravec, 2020 | Loreto | ||
| Odontocheila pentacomioides | Moravec, 2020 | Mato Grosso | ||
| Odontocheila rostripenis | Moravec, 2020 | Morona Santiago | ||
| Odontocheila rubefacta | Moravec, 2020 | Huellaga | ||
| Odontocheila rufipes
= Cicindela rufiscapis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | Amazonas | ||
| Odontocheila rufiscapis
= Cicindela rutilans (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | |||
| Odontocheila tricuspipenis
= Cicindela trilbyana (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | Loreto | ||
| Odontocheila trilbyana | (Bates, 1869) | Rio Purus | ||
| Oxycheila germaini | (Bates, 1881) | Buenos Aires | ||
| Oxycheila haenschi | (Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxycheila peruviana Mandl;1970
= Cicindela pinelii (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Mandl, 1970 | |||
| Oxycheila pseudoglabra | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Oxycheila pseudonigroaenea | Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Oxycheila wiesneri | Moravec, 2020 | Satipo | ||
| Oxygonia buckleyi
= Cicindela carissima (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxygonia delia
= Cicindela erichsoni (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxygonia fleutiauxi
= Cicindela floridula (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxygonia gloriola | (Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxygonia prodiga
= Cicindela prodiga prodiga (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxygonia prodiga prodiga
= Cicindela prodiga schaumi (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxygonia prodiga schaumi
= Cicindela schoenherrii (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Oxygoniola chamaeleon
= Cicindela affinis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2008 | |||
| Pentacomia chrysamma | (Bates, 1869) | Yungas de La Paz | ||
| Pentacomia chrysammoides
= Cicindela lanei (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | |||
| Pentacomia egregia
= Cicindela horni (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Pentacomia vallicola | (Bates, 1869) | |||
| Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis
= Cicindela aequinoctialis bifasciata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Goias | ||
| Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis bifasciata
= Cicindela bucephala (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Sivia | ||
| Phaeoxantha klugii
= Cicindela laminata (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Phaeoxantha laminata | (Bates, 1869) | Pebas | ||
| Poecilochila lacordairei | (Bates, 1892) | Rio Purus | ||
| Poecilochila ventralis | Werner, 2020 | Acre | ||
| Poecilochila ventralis mediofasciata | Werner, 2020 | Acre | ||
| Poecilochila ventralis obscuriventris | Werner, 2020 | Acre | ||
| Poecilochila ventralis ventralis
= Cicindela levigatum levigatum (Chaudoir, 1850) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2020 | Acre | ||
| Pometon bolivianum
= Cicindela singulare (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| 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 andina
= Cicindela angustata (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila angustata
= Cicindela atahualpa (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila aymara
= Cicindela bipustulata (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | Onin | ||
| Pseudoxycheila bipustulata
= Cicindela caribe (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila ceratoma | (Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila chaudoiri
= Cicindela immaculata (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila immaculata
= Cicindela inca (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila inca
= Cicindela lateguttata (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila lateguttata peruviana
= Cicindela macrocephala (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila nitidicollis
= Cicindela onorei (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Pseudoxycheila quechua
= Cicindela tarsalis (Bates, 1881) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1881) | |||
| Ronhuberia eurytarsipennis | Werner, 2001 | |||
| Tetracha brasiliensis
= Cicindela brasiliensis durantoni (Kirby, 1818) [basionym]
|
(Kirby, 1818) | Espirito Santo | ||
| Tetracha buchardi
= Cicindela camposi (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | Madre de Dios | ||
| Tetracha camposi | (Bates, 1869) | Guayas | ||
| Tetracha chilensis
= Cicindela immaculipennis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Eschscholtz, 1829) | |||
| Tetracha flammula
= Cicindela fulgida (Dejean, 1826) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Huanuco | ||
| Tetracha fulgida | (Dejean, 1826) | Goias | ||
| Tetracha horni
= Cicindela huberi (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Madre de Dios | ||
| Tetracha inca
= Cicindela insignis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Loreto | ||
| Tetracha latreillei | (Dejean, 1826) | |||
| Tetracha lucifera lucifera | (Bates, 1869) | Cuzco | ||
| Tetracha pilosipennis
= Cicindela polita (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | Amazonas | ||
| Tetracha spinosa
= Cicindela thomsoniana (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Amazonas | ||
| Tetracha spixii
= Cicindela spixii inquinata (Chaudoir, 1850) [basionym]
|
(Chaudoir, 1850) | Beni | ||
| Tetracha spixii opulenta
= Cicindela spixii spixii (Chaudoir, 1850) [basionym]
|
(Chaudoir, 1850) | Junin | ||
| Tetracha spixii spixii | (Chaudoir, 1850) | Beni ★ | ||
| Tetracha sumptuosa
= Cicindela suturalis (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2020 | Puerto Inca | ||
| Tetracha suturalis
= Cicindela venezolana (Bates, 1869) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1869) | Puerto Pizarro |