Field Cards — Sudan
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Calomera alboguttata alboguttata
(Herbst, 1806)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
= Cicindela alboguttata viridinitida (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
Resembles Myriochila, Salpingophora, Socotrana
Calomera aulica aulica
(Dejean, 1825)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
S Pelopones, Baluchistan, Sind, Gujarat, Cacheu, Oio, North Eastern
= Cicindela aulica cupraria (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
Calomera aulica tschitscherini
(Bates, 1874)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
S Pelopones, Gujarat
Head densely covered with long setae on genae; Body medium to large with setose sterna.
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa
Calomera fimbriata fimbriata
(Klug, 1832)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
= Cicindela fimbriata imperatrix (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Chaetodera regalis regalis
(Bates, 1892)
12–20 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
riverinediurnal
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Chaetodera regalis veneranda
Moravec, 2007
12–20 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
riverinediurnal
= Cicindela vigintiguttata (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Body large to very large; Head including clypeus and genae entirely, whole pronotal surface and all thoracic sterna and ventrites densely setose.
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Archidela
Dromica egregia
Germar, 1843
8–30 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
open sandydiurnal★ 5.8
Distinguished from Euprosopus by aedeagal morphology and species-group charact
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Elliptica deyrollei deyrollei
(Bates, 1878)
10–18 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
forestdiurnal
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Elliptica deyrollei pseudomechowi
Werner, 2001
10–18 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
forestdiurnal
Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, strongly p
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Elliptica lugubris
(Bates, 1878)
10–18 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
forestdiurnal
Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, strongly p
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Euryarthron festivum
(Bates, 1878)
10–18 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
= Cicindela gerstaeckeri (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Horn, 1892 Body small to medium (7–12 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Euryarthron saginatum
Werner, 2001
10–18 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
Garamba, Kibalituri
Horn, 1892 Body small to medium (7–12 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Euryarthron sodalis
Werner, 2020
10–18 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
= Cicindela waageni (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Horn, 1892 Body small to medium (7–12 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Euryarthron waageni
(Bates, 1878)
10–18 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandydiurnal
Fazogli, Alto Uele
Horn, 1892 Body small to medium (7–12 mm), elongate-cursorial habitus.
Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cicindela
Habrodera nilotica nilotica
Werner, 1999
11–16 mm
Active March–July (peak Apr–Jun)
open sandydiurnal
KwaZulu-Natal
Resembles Myriochila, Salpingophora, Socotrana
Hypaetha singularis
(Bates, 1892)
12–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
= Cicindela upsilon (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyes very large, strongly protuberant — adaptation to open-substrat
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Archidela
Lophyra capillata
(Bates, 1878)
9–16 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal★ 6.3
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra clathrata clathrata
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation; [inherited from species]
Resembles Hypaetha, Myriochila, Prothyma
Lophyra clathrata discoidea
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra luxerii
(Bates, 1878)
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra roberti
(Bates, 1878)
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Lophyra sumlini
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
= Cicindela uncivittata (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Ground color typically metallic green or brown with white maculation.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Megacephala denticollis denticollis
(Bates, 1878)
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 6.3
Megacephala morsii bequaerti
Werner, 2003
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.3
Megacephala morsii morsii
(Bates, 1878)
14–35 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastalnocturnal★ 5.8
Myriochila dorsata
(Bates, 1878)
9–15 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal
= Cicindela dumolinii (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Distinguished from Lophyra, Calomera, Habrodera by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Prothyma bordonii
Wiesner, 2004
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal
= Cicindela bottegoi (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Distinguished from Cylindera, Cosmodela, other Oriental genera by aedeagal morphology and Prothymina subtribe characters (R
Resembles Hypaetha, Lophyra, Myriochila
Prothyma methneri methneri
W. Horn, 1920
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal
North
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres feisthamelii
(Bates, 1878)
10–18 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres gigantulus
Cassola & Werner, 2000
10–18 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
open sandydiurnal
Lake Victoria
= Cicindela grandis grandis (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Ropaloteres vittatus
(Bates, 1878)
10–18 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
open sandydiurnal
= Cicindela bellana (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera
Salpingophora rueppelii
(Bates, 1874)
10–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
riverinediurnal
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa