Tiger Beetles of Senegal
Interactive field guide · Cicindelidae · Cicindelidae matrix v54
57
Species
0
Endemics ★
13
Genera
Apr
Peak season
Senegal holds 57 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae). 13 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Lophyra (11), Prothyma (10), Ropaloteres (8), Myriochila (7).
Habitats: coastal (35) · open sandy (14) · forest (3) · riverine (3)
7
Nocturnal
13
Genera
Apr
Peak month
Iconic species of Senegal
Lophyra capillata
Capillata Tiger Beetle
*Lophyra* (Spilodella) is a small Oriental subgenus of tiger beetles haunting open, wet sandy habitats under cover of darkness. These metallic, spot-patterned beetles measure 9–12 mm and are tied to b…
Iridescent
9–16 mm
57 species
What to expect: Peak activity in April. Dominant habitats: coastal (35) · open sandy (14) · forest (3) · riverine (3).
| Genus | Spp. | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lophyra | 11 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Lophyra* (Spilodella) Matalin & Cherkasov, 2004. Body 9–12 mm, cylindrical; metallic with pale spots; noctu… |
| Prothyma | 10 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Prothyma* (Pseudodistypsidera) W. Horn, 1934. Body 10–16 mm, metallic, cylindrical; fully winged; diurnal; … |
| Ropaloteres | 8 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Ropaloteres* Guérin-Méneville, 1849. Body 10–18 mm, cylindrical, elongate-cursorial. Coloration metallic (b… |
| Myriochila | 7 | coastal | DIAGNOSIS — *Myriochila* Motschulsky, 1857. Body 8–14 mm, elongate, metallic; eyes large, prominent; labrum transverse; … |
| Megacephala | 5 | coastal Metallic | DIAGNOSIS — *Megacephala* Latreille, 1802. Body 15–25 mm; head markedly enlarged, broader than pronotum; color bright me… |
| Habrodera | 4 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Habrodera* Motschulsky, 1862. Body 11–16 mm, elongate-cylindrical, dark and matte. Head wider than pronotum… |
| Elliptica | 3 | forest | DIAGNOSIS — *Elliptica* Fairmaire, 1884 Body 10–18 mm, cylindrical, oval-shouldered; L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration metallic… |
| Calomera | 2 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Calomera* Motschulsky, 1862. 8–18 mm; genae densely long-setose; sterna setose; elytra with whitish/ivory t… |
| Grammognatha | 2 | saline | DIAGNOSIS — *Grammognatha* Motschulsky, 1850. Body 18–24 mm, depressed-flattened; dark, matte, non-metallic, brownish-te… |
| Chaetodera | 2 | riverine | DIAGNOSIS — *Chaetodera* Jeannel, 1946. Body 12–20 mm, metallic with pale spots, cylindrical (L:W ratio 2–3). Head inclu… |
| Cratohaerea | 1 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Cratohaerea* Chaudoir, 1850. Body small, 10–16 mm, elongate-cylindrical; length-to-width ratio 2–3. Colorat… |
| Euryarthron | 1 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Euryarthron* Guérin-Méneville, 1849. Body 10–18 mm, elongate-cylindrical; L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration metalli… |
| Euzona | 1 | riverine | DIAGNOSIS — *Euzona* Rivalier, 1963. Body medium (8–16 mm), cylindrical, elongate; fully winged. Coloration metallic. La… |
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
S Pelopones, Gujarat
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
Chaetodera regalis regalis
(Bates, 1892) · 12–20 mm
riverine
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
riverine
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Archidela
Cratohaerea chrysopyga
(Bates, 1878) · 10–16 mm
open sandy
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Pogonostoma
Elliptica deyrollei deyrollei
(Bates, 1878) · 10–18 mm
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Elliptica deyrollei pseudomechowi
Werner, 2001 · 10–18 mm
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
forest
Active January–December (year-round)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Euzona albolineata
(Bates, 1892) · 8–16 mm
riverine
Active October–March (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Archidela
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
open sandy
Active March–July (peak Apr–Jun)
cf. Myriochila Salpingophora Socotrana
Habrodera nilotica nilotica
Werner, 1999 · 11–16 mm
open sandy
Active March–July (peak Apr–Jun)
KwaZulu-Natal
cf. Myriochila Salpingophora Socotrana
Habrodera nitidula nitidula
(Bates, 1878) · 11–16 mm
open sandy
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Lophyra clathrata clathrata
Werner, 2000 · 9–16 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Hypaetha Myriochila Prothyma
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Hypaetha Myriochila Prothyma
Lophyra luxerii
(Bates, 1878) · 9–16 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Lophyra neglecta neglecta
Werner, 2000 · 9–16 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Lophyra neglecta sublitoralis
Werner, 2000 · 9–16 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Yalinga
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
Megacephala quadrisignata quadrisignata
(Bates, 1878) · 14–35 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Megacephala quadrisignata rivaliera
Werner, 2003 · 14–35 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
Myriochila dorsata
(Bates, 1878) · 9–15 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
cf. Calochroa Calomera Cosmodela
Myriochila flavidens angusteampliata
Werner, 1999 · 9–15 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Myriochila legalli
Werner, 1999 · 9–15 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Prothyma banksi
(Bates, 1892) · 10–18 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Calochroa Calomera Cosmodela
Prothyma concinna anosignata
W. Horn, 1934 · 10–18 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Prothyma concinna concinna
Dejean, 1831 · 10–18 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Prothyma concinna cursor
Guérin-Méneville, 1849 · 10–18 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Prothyma concinna duplicata
W. Horn, 1923 · 10–18 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Prothyma concinna erythrocnema
W. Horn, 1934 · 10–18 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Prothyma concinna flammea
Rivalier, 1964 · 10–18 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Prothyma concinna hiermeieri
Werner, 1993 · 10–18 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres feisthamelii
(Bates, 1878) · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres flavosignatus cupreoreductulus
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres flavosignatus flavoreductus
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres flavosignatus flavosignatus
(Bates, 1878) · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres nysa nysa
(Bates, 1878) · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres petitii
Cassola & Werner, 2000 · 10–18 mm
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
open sandy
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
| Taxon | Authority | Flight | Distribution | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calomera aulica polysita
= Cicindela aulica tschitscherini (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | |||
| Calomera aulica tschitscherini | (Bates, 1874) | S Pelopones | ||
| Chaetodera regalis regalis | (Bates, 1892) | |||
| Chaetodera regalis veneranda
= Cicindela vigintiguttata (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Moravec, 2007 | |||
| Cratohaerea chrysopyga
= Cicindela bifasciatum (Klug, 1834) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | |||
| Elliptica deyrollei deyrollei | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Elliptica deyrollei pseudomechowi | Werner, 2001 | |||
| Elliptica lugubris | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Euryarthron festivum
= Cicindela gerstaeckeri (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | |||
| Euzona albolineata
= Cicindela aurita (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | |||
| Grammognatha euphratica armenica
= Cicindela euphratica euphratica (Dejean, 1825) [basionym]
|
(Chaudoir, 1852) | Almeria | ||
| Grammognatha euphratica euphratica | (Dejean, 1825) | Almeria | ||
| Habrodera leucoptera leucoptera | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Habrodera nilotica nilotica | Werner, 1999 | KwaZulu-Natal | ||
| Habrodera nitidula nitidula | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Habrodera nitidula scheerpeltzi
= Cicindela ovas (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 1999 | |||
| Lophyra arnoldi
= Cicindela barbifrons barbifrons (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Péringuey, 1888) | |||
| Lophyra capillata | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Lophyra clathrata clathrata | Werner, 2000 | |||
| Lophyra escheri
= Cicindela fasciculicornis (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | |||
| Lophyra grossepunctata | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Lophyra luxerii | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Lophyra neglecta intermediola | Werner, 2000 | |||
| Lophyra neglecta neglecta | Werner, 2000 | |||
| Lophyra neglecta subalba | Werner, 2000 | |||
| Lophyra neglecta sublitoralis
= Cicindela nudorestricta (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2000 | |||
| Lophyra senegalensis | (Dejean, 1826) | Yalinga | ||
| Megacephala bocandei bocandei | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Megacephala bocandei clermonti | Werner, 2003 | |||
| Megacephala megacephala | (Fabricius, 1801) | |||
| Megacephala quadrisignata quadrisignata | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Megacephala quadrisignata rivaliera | Werner, 2003 | |||
| Myriochila congrua | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Myriochila dorsata
= Cicindela dumolinii (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | |||
| Myriochila dumolinii
= Cicindela fastidiosa (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | |||
| Myriochila flavidens angusteampliata
= Cicindela flavidens flavidens (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Werner, 1999 | |||
| Myriochila flavidens flavidens | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Myriochila legalli | Werner, 1999 | |||
| Myriochila plurinotata
= Cicindela semicincta (Dejean, 1831) [basionym]
|
Werner, 1999 | |||
| Prothyma banksi
= Cicindela birmanica (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1892) | |||
| Prothyma concinna anosignata | W. Horn, 1934 | |||
| Prothyma concinna collarti | Cassola, 2002 | |||
| Prothyma concinna concinna | Dejean, 1831 | |||
| Prothyma concinna cursor | Guérin-Méneville, 1849 | |||
| Prothyma concinna duplicata | W. Horn, 1923 | |||
| Prothyma concinna erythrocnema | W. Horn, 1934 | |||
| Prothyma concinna flammea | Rivalier, 1964 | |||
| Prothyma concinna hiermeieri
= Cicindela confusa (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
Werner, 1993 | |||
| Prothyma leprieurii leprieurii | Dejean, 1831 | |||
| Ropaloteres feisthamelii | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Ropaloteres flavosignatus cupreoreductulus | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | |||
| Ropaloteres flavosignatus flavoreductus
= Cicindela flavosignatus flavosignatus (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Cassola & Werner, 2000 | |||
| Ropaloteres flavosignatus flavosignatus | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Ropaloteres nysa ethiopicus
= Cicindela nysa nysa (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
Cassola & Werner, 2000 | |||
| Ropaloteres nysa nysa | (Bates, 1878) | |||
| Ropaloteres petitii | Cassola & Werner, 2000 | |||
| Ropaloteres vittatus
= Cicindela bellana (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) |