Field Cards — Sri Lanka

10–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Aug)

Odisha, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar I

= Cicindela malabaricum (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

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

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

9–18 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Anuradhapura, Badulla, Hambantota, Kandy

Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.

Resembles Calomera, Cosmodela, Jundlandia

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

9–18 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Kandy, Kegalle, Ratnapura, Galle

Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.

Resembles Apterodela, Calomera, Cephalota

11–14 mm

Active May–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Is.

KEY vs flavomaculata: (1) genae WHITE SETOSE (flavomaculata: glabrous); (2) pronotum margins SETOSE on bright parts (flavomaculata: whole pronotum wholly glabro

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–July (peak May–Jun)

Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha

Head densely covered with long setae on genae; Body medium to large with setose sterna.

Resembles Cephalota, Cicindela, Cosmodela

10–18 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

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

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

10–18 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Moneragala District

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

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

10–18 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Anuradhapura District, Mannar District

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

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

5–22 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

= Cicindela autumnalis (Dokhtouroff, 1882) [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)

Kandy District

= Cicindela dregei (Dejean, 1826) [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)

Hambantota, Anuradhapura, Matale Districts, Central Province

= Cicindela holosericea (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)

Tamil Nadu

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)

Andhra Pradesh

= Cicindela ocellifera (Bates, 1874) [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)

Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu

= Cicindela armandi (Fairmaire & Germain, 1861) [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)

Tamil Nadu, Bheri

= Cicindela soror (Bates, 1892) [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)

= Cicindela sublacerata vicaria (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

5–22 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Central Province

= Cicindela bouchardi (Bates, 1867) [basionym]

Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

14–24 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

= Cicindela halyi (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Head elongate, longer than wide; eyewith large, somewhat laterally

Resembles Collyris, Neocollyris, Protocollyris

14–24 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Head elongate, longer than wide; eyewith large, somewhat laterally

Resembles Collyris, Neocollyris, Protocollyris

14–24 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

= Cicindela gibbiceps (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Head elongate, longer than wide; eyewith large, somewhat laterally

Resembles Collyris, Neocollyris, Protocollyris

14–24 mm

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

= Cicindela honorei (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Head elongate, longer than wide; eyewith large, somewhat laterally

Resembles Collyris, Neocollyris, Protocollyris

14–24 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

= Cicindela nematodes (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Head elongate, longer than wide; eyewith large, somewhat laterally

Resembles Collyris, Neocollyris, Protocollyris

14–24 mm

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

Head elongate, longer than wide; eyewith large, somewhat laterally

Resembles Collyris, Neocollyris, Protocollyris

14–24 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

= Cicindela scitiscabra (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Head elongate, longer than wide; eyewith large, somewhat laterally

Resembles Collyris, Neocollyris, Protocollyris

14–24 mm

Active September–March (peak Oct–Dec)

= Cicindela pauliani (Rivalier, 1957) [basionym]

Head elongate, longer than wide; eyewith large, somewhat laterally

Resembles Brasiella, Brzoskaicheila, Cenothyla

14–24 mm

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

Head elongate, longer than wide; eyewith large, somewhat laterally

Resembles Collyris, Neocollyris, Protocollyris

14–24 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Head elongate, longer than wide; eyewith large, somewhat laterally

Resembles Collyris, Neocollyris, Protocollyris

12–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Aug)

Andaman and Nicobar Isl., Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

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

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

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

12–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Aug)

Andaman and Nicobar Isl., Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

= Cicindela biramosa contracta (Bates, 1892) [basionym]

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

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

12–18 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Aug)

Andaman and Nicobar Isl., Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

= Cicindela 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 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

8–16 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Ratnapura, Moneragala, Hambantota, Sigiriya Matale, Matale Districts

= Cicindela crassipalpis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

9.8 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Bundala National Park

Sri Lanka endemic; dark brown elytra with 2 prominent oval chrome-yellow lateral spots NOT touching lateral edge; head+pronotum dorsally shiny copper-brown with

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

8–16 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh

Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

8–16 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Trincomalee District

= Cicindela stuprata (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

8–16 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Tamil Nadu, Karnataka

= Cicindela westermanni (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

9–16 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Te

= Cicindela cancellata borchmanni (Dejean, 1826) [basionym]

Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.

Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera

9–16 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Te

= Cicindela cancellata candei (Dejean, 1826) [basionym]

Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation; [inherited from species]

Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cicindela

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 October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

Malacca, Borneo, Bali, Jawa, Sumatra, S. selatan, Guangdong, Guangxi,

= Cicindela latelimbata (Bates, 1878) [basionym]

Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.

Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa

9–16 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Maharashtra, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Arun

= Cicindela vittigera (Bates, 1878) [basionym]

Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.

Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa

9–15 mm

Active April–September (peak May–Aug)

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Odisha

= Cicindela divina (Bates, 1878) [basionym]

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 April–September (peak May–Aug)

Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh

Resembles Cylindera, Hipparidium, Chaetotaxis

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

9–23 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

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)

= Cicindela cognata (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Horn, 1901 Body 8–16 mm, strongly elongate with ant-mimicking habitus.

Resembles Protocollyris

9–23 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, T

Horn, 1901 Body 8–16 mm, strongly elongate with ant-mimicking habitus.

Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Protocollyris

9–23 mm

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

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)

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)

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)

= Cicindela saundersii saundersii (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Protocollyris

9–23 mm

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Protocollyris

9–23 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

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)

Horn, 1901 Body 8–16 mm, strongly elongate with ant-mimicking habitus.

Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Protocollyris

5–9 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Head elongate, distinctly longer than wide; eyewith large but somewhat laterally directed.

Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Neocollyris

12–35 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

= Cicindela femorata (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Distinguished from Neocollyris by larger body size (14–20 vs 8–

Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Neocollyris

12–35 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Tamil Nadu

= Cicindela gounellei (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Distinguished from Neocollyris by larger body size (14–20 vs 8–

Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Neocollyris

12–35 mm

Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)

Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala

Distinguished from Neocollyris by larger body size (14–20 vs 8–

Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Neocollyris

12–35 mm

Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)

= Cicindela nigripalpis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]

Distinguished from Neocollyris by larger body size (14–20 vs 8–

Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Neocollyris