Tiger Beetles of Spain
Interactive field guide · Cicindelidae · Cicindelidae matrix v54
44
Species
1
Endemics ★
10
Genera
Jun
Peak season
Spain holds 44 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae), including 1 country endemics ★. 10 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Cylindera (11), Calomera (10), Cicindela (6), Cephalota (4).
Habitats: coastal (33) · saline (6) · grassland (4) · open sandy (1)
2
Nocturnal
10
Genera
Jun
Peak month
2
Threatened
Iconic species of Spain
Cicindela majalis
Majalis Tiger Beetle
Among Africa's most specialized tiger beetles, *Cicindela* (Austrocicindela) haunts the bark and wood of forest trees rather than open ground — a rare arboreal lifestyle in the family. Nocturnal hunte…
Iridescent
10–18 mm
44 species
What to expect: Peak activity in June. Dominant habitats: coastal (33) · saline (6) · grassland (4) · open sandy (1).
| Genus | Spp. | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cylindera | 11 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cylindera* (Eugrapha) Rivalier, 1950. Body 7–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical, metallic. Nocturnal; bare sandy s… |
| Calomera | 10 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Calomera* Motschulsky, 1862. 8–18 mm; genae densely long-setose; sterna setose; elytra with whitish/ivory t… |
| Cicindela | 6 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cicindela* (Austrocicindela) Rivalier, 1963. Body ~14 mm, depressed; dark/matte; nocturnal; arboreal on bar… |
| Cephalota | 4 | saline | DIAGNOSIS — *Cephalota* Dokhtouroff, 1883 (s.str.) Body 10–16 mm, oval, L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration dark, matte, without c… |
| Jundlandia | 4 | grassland | DIAGNOSIS — *Jundlandia* Duran & Gough, 2022 Body small (8–11 mm); habitus elongate-oval, somewhat depressed. Head wider… |
| Cassolaia | 2 | coastal | DIAGNOSIS — *Cassolaia* Wiesner, 1985. Body small, 11–15 mm; shape oval; L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration metallic with pale sp… |
| Grammognatha | 2 | saline | DIAGNOSIS — *Grammognatha* Motschulsky, 1850. Body 18–24 mm, depressed-flattened; dark, matte, non-metallic, brownish-te… |
| Lophyra | 2 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Lophyra* (Spilodella) Matalin & Cherkasov, 2004. Body 9–12 mm, cylindrical; metallic with pale spots; noctu… |
| Myriochila | 2 | coastal | DIAGNOSIS — *Myriochila* Motschulsky, 1857. Body 8–14 mm, elongate, metallic; eyes large, prominent; labrum transverse; … |
| Habrodera | 1 | open sandy | DIAGNOSIS — *Habrodera* Motschulsky, 1862. Body 11–16 mm, elongate-cylindrical, dark and matte. Head wider than pronotum… |
Calomera littoralis
Fabricius, 1787 · 8–18 mm
coastal
Active May–October (peak May–Sep)
Vendee, Almeria, Cadiz, Zaragoza, Madrid, Toledo, Albacete, Huesca, Tarragona, A
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
coastal
Active May–October (peak May–Sep)
Vendee, Almeria, Aeolie, Phthiodide, Beotie, Aveiro, Leiria, Coimbra, Santabrico
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
coastal
Active May–October (peak May–Sep)
Vendee, Almeria, Aeolie, Phthiodide, Beotie, Aveiro, Leiria, Coimbra, Santabrico
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
Calomera littoralis littoralis
Fabricius, 1787 · 8–18 mm
coastal
Active May–October (peak May–Sep)
Vendee, Almeria, Aeolie, Phthiodide, Beotie, Aveiro, Leiria, Coimbra, Santabrico
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
Calomera littoralis mandli
Fabricius, 1787 · 8–18 mm
coastal
Active May–October (peak May–Sep)
Vendee, Almeria, Aeolie, Phthiodide, Beotie, Aveiro, Leiria, Coimbra, Santabrico
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
coastal
Active May–October (peak May–Sep)
Barcelona, Gerona, Zaragoza, Teruel, Balearic Isl., Neusiedlersee, Parndorfer He
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
Calomera littoralis quadripunctata
Fabricius, 1787 · 8–18 mm
coastal
Active May–October (peak May–Sep)
Vendee, Almeria, Aeolie, Phthiodide, Beotie, Aveiro, Leiria, Coimbra, Santabrico
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
coastal
Active May–October (peak May–Sep)
Vendee, Almeria, Aeolie, Phthiodide, Beotie, Aveiro, Leiria, Coimbra, Santabrico
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
Calomera littoralis winkleri
Fabricius, 1787 · 8–18 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Vendee, Almeria, Aeolie, Phthiodide, Beotie, Aveiro, Leiria, Coimbra, Santabrico
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Oran, Algir, Cadiz, Cordoba, Huelva
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Calabria, Sicily, Sardinia, Balearic Isl., Almeria, Cadiz, Granada, Huelva, Leri
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
Cassolaia maura maura
(Fabricius, 1792) · 11–15 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Calabria, Sicily, Sardinia, Balearic Isl., Almeria, Cadiz, Granada, Huelva, Leri
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Archidela
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Toledo, Ciudad Real
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
salineVU
Active April–June (peak May)
Cadiz, Toledo, Portugal (Algarve
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Atlantic coast, Canary Is.
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Mediterranean coast
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coast of Atlantic, Oviedo, Santander, Bilbao, Baden-Württemberg, Bayern
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
coastalVU
Active April–October
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
coastal
Active April–June (peak May)
Faro, Cadiz, Sevilla, Malaga, Gibraltar
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
coastal
Active April–June (peak May)
Faro, Cadiz, Sevilla, Malaga, Gibraltar
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
Cicindela maroccana pseudomaroccana
Fabricius, 1781 · 10–18 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Faro, Cadiz, Sevilla, Malaga, Gibraltar
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Pyrenees
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Pyrenees, Alpes maritim
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
European Territory, W + E Siberia, Ladakh, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Zhejiang
Cylindera germanica germanica
(Linnaeus, 1758) · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
European Territory, W + E Siberia, Ladakh, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Zhejiang
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
European Territory, W + E Siberia, Ladakh, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Zhejiang
Cylindera germanica muelleri
(Mandl, 1935) · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
European Territory, W + E Siberia, Ladakh, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Zhejiang
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
European Territory, W + E Siberia, Ladakh, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Zhejiang
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
Cylindera trisignata
(Dejean, 1825) · 5–22 mm
coastal★ endemic
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
Cylindera trisignata arbensis
(Dejean, 1825) · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Santander, Soria
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Atlantic coast, Oviedo, Santander, Bilbao, Baden-Wurttemberg, Bayern
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
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
Habrodera nilotica nilotica
Werner, 1999 · 11–16 mm
open sandy
Active March–July (peak Apr–Jun)
KwaZulu-Natal
cf. Myriochila Salpingophora Socotrana
Jundlandia lemniscata
Wiesner, 2008 · 5–22 mm
grassland
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Xinjiang
cf. Calochroa Calomera Cosmodela
Jundlandia lemniscata bajacalifornica
Wiesner, 2008 · 5–22 mm
grassland
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Xinjiang
cf. Calochroa Calomera Cosmodela
Jundlandia lemniscata lemniscata
Wiesner, 2008 · 5–22 mm
grassland
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Xinjiang
cf. Calochroa Calomera Cosmodela
Jundlandia lemniscata rebaptisata
Wiesner, 2008 · 5–22 mm
grassland
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Xinjiang
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
coastal
Active April–August (peak May–Jun)
Barcelona, Gerona, Sevilla, Cadiz, Zaragoza, Madrid, Toledo, Albacete, Huesca, T
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
coastal
Active April–August (peak May–Jun)
Algarve, Andalucia, Cadiz, Almeria, Gerona, Lerida, Murcia, Alicante, Castellon,
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
Myriochila melancholica melancholica
(Fabricius, 1798) · 9–15 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
Algarve
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
Algarve
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
| Taxon | Authority | Flight | Distribution | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calomera littoralis | Fabricius, 1787 | Vendee | ||
| Calomera littoralis conjunctaepustulata | Fabricius, 1787 | Vendee | ||
| Calomera littoralis fiorii | Fabricius, 1787 | Vendee | ||
| Calomera littoralis littoralis | Fabricius, 1787 | Vendee | ||
| Calomera littoralis mandli | Fabricius, 1787 | Vendee | ||
| Calomera littoralis nemoralis | Fabricius, 1787 | Barcelona | ||
| Calomera littoralis quadripunctata | Fabricius, 1787 | Vendee | ||
| Calomera littoralis reductemaculata | Fabricius, 1787 | Vendee | ||
| Calomera littoralis winkleri | Fabricius, 1787 | Vendee | ||
| Calomera lunulata | (Fabricius, 1798) | Oran | ||
| Cassolaia maura cupreothoracica
= Cicindela maura maura (Fabricius, 1792) [basionym]
|
Werner, 2000 | Calabria | ||
| Cassolaia maura maura
= Cicindela cognata (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Fabricius, 1792) | Calabria | ||
| Cephalota dulcinea | Cassola, 2003 | Toledo | ||
| Cephalota hispanica
= Cicindela luctuosa (Faldermann, 1836) [basionym]
|
(Rambur, 1837) | Cadiz VU | ||
| Cephalota litorea goudotii
= Cicindela litorea litorea (Forskål, 1775) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1825) | Atlantic coast | ||
| Cephalota litorea litorea
= Cicindela schrenkii (Gebler, 1843) [basionym]
|
(Forskål, 1775) | Mediterranean coast | ||
| Cicindela gallica | Brullé, 1834 | coast of Atlantic NT | ||
| Cicindela iberica | Mandl, 1935 | |||
| Cicindela majalis | Mandl, 1936 | VU | ||
| Cicindela maroccana | Fabricius, 1781 | Faro | ||
| Cicindela maroccana maroccana | Fabricius, 1781 | Faro | ||
| Cicindela maroccana pseudomaroccana | Fabricius, 1781 | Faro | ||
| Cylindera arenaria
= Cicindela arenaria arenaria (Fuessly, 1775) [basionym]
|
(Fuessly, 1775) | NT | ||
| Cylindera arenaria arenaria
= Cicindela arenaria nudoscripta (Fuessly, 1775) [basionym]
|
(Fuessly, 1775) | Pyrenees | NT | |
| Cylindera arenaria nudoscripta
= Cicindela arenaria viennensis (Schrank, 1781) [basionym]
|
(Fuessly, 1775) | Pyrenees NT | ||
| Cylindera germanica
= Cicindela germanica germanica (Linnaeus, 1758) [basionym]
|
(Linnaeus, 1758) | European Territory | ||
| Cylindera germanica germanica
= Cicindela germanica michaelensis (Mandl, 1935) [basionym]
|
(Linnaeus, 1758) | European Territory | ||
| Cylindera germanica michaelensis
= Cicindela germanica muelleri (Mandl, 1935) [basionym]
|
(Mandl, 1935) | European Territory | ||
| Cylindera germanica muelleri
= Cicindela germanica sobrina (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Mandl, 1935) | European Territory | ||
| Cylindera germanica sobrina
= Cicindela gracilis (Perty, 1830) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | European Territory | ||
| Cylindera trisignata
= Cicindela trisignata arbensis (Dejean, 1825) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1825) | ★ | ||
| Cylindera trisignata arbensis
= Cicindela trisignata hellenica (Dejean, 1825) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1825) | Santander | ||
| Cylindera trisignata trisignata
= Cicindela venosa (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1825) | Atlantic coast | ||
| Grammognatha euphratica armenica
= Cicindela euphratica euphratica (Dejean, 1825) [basionym]
|
(Chaudoir, 1852) | Almeria | ||
| Grammognatha euphratica euphratica | (Dejean, 1825) | Almeria | ||
| Habrodera nilotica nilotica | Werner, 1999 | KwaZulu-Natal | ||
| Jundlandia lemniscata | Wiesner, 2008 | Xinjiang | ||
| Jundlandia lemniscata bajacalifornica | Wiesner, 2008 | Xinjiang | ||
| Jundlandia lemniscata lemniscata | Wiesner, 2008 | Xinjiang | ||
| Jundlandia lemniscata rebaptisata | Wiesner, 2008 | Xinjiang | ||
| Lophyra flexuosa
= Cicindela flexuosa flexuosa (Fabricius, 1787) [basionym]
|
(Fabricius, 1787) | Barcelona | ||
| Lophyra flexuosa flexuosa
= Cicindela flexuosa sardea (Fabricius, 1787) [basionym]
|
(Fabricius, 1787) | Algarve | ||
| Myriochila melancholica melancholica | (Fabricius, 1798) | Algarve | ||
| Myriochila melancholica semicircumcincta | Werner, 1999 | Algarve |