Tiger Beetles of Syria
Interactive field guide · Cicindelidae · Cicindelidae matrix v54
30
Species
0
Endemics ★
7
Genera
Apr
Peak season
Syria holds 30 species of tiger beetle (Cicindelidae). 7 genera recorded. Dominant genera: Cylindera (8), Calomera (6), Cephalota (6), Cicindela (4).
Habitats: coastal (22) · saline (8)
2
Nocturnal
7
Genera
Apr
Peak month
Iconic species of Syria
Calomera caucasica
Caucasica Tiger Beetle
*Calomera* Motschulsky, 1862 is a medium-to-large Old World tiger beetle genus of roughly 40 species, distributed across the Palearctic, Oriental, and Australasian regions. These nocturnal beetles fav…
Iridescent
8–18 mm
30 species
What to expect: Peak activity in April. Dominant habitats: coastal (22) · saline (8).
| Genus | Spp. | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cylindera | 8 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cylindera* (Eugrapha) Rivalier, 1950. Body 7–14 mm, elongate-cylindrical, metallic. Nocturnal; bare sandy s… |
| Calomera | 6 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Calomera* Motschulsky, 1862. 8–18 mm; genae densely long-setose; sterna setose; elytra with whitish/ivory t… |
| Cephalota | 6 | saline | DIAGNOSIS — *Cephalota* Dokhtouroff, 1883 (s.str.) Body 10–16 mm, oval, L:W ratio 2–3. Coloration dark, matte, without c… |
| Cicindela | 4 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Cicindela* (Austrocicindela) Rivalier, 1963. Body ~14 mm, depressed; dark/matte; nocturnal; arboreal on bar… |
| Myriochila | 3 | coastal | DIAGNOSIS — *Myriochila* Motschulsky, 1857. Body 8–14 mm, elongate, metallic; eyes large, prominent; labrum transverse; … |
| Grammognatha | 2 | saline | DIAGNOSIS — *Grammognatha* Motschulsky, 1850. Body 18–24 mm, depressed-flattened; dark, matte, non-metallic, brownish-te… |
| Lophyra | 1 | coastal Iridescent | DIAGNOSIS — *Lophyra* (Spilodella) Matalin & Cherkasov, 2004. Body 9–12 mm, cylindrical; metallic with pale spots; noctu… |
Calomera aulica aulica
(Dejean, 1825) · 8–18 mm
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
S Pelopones, Baluchistan, Sind, Gujarat, Cacheu, Oio, North Eastern
coastal
Active March–June (peak Apr–May)
C + E Anatolia, Kavkaz
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Anatolia, Samandag
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Cephalota
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Thracia, Macedonia
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
coastal
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Thracia, Macedonia, Epire, Thessalia, Phthiotide, Phocide, Rhodes, Anatolia
cf. Abroscelis Antennaria Apteroessa
coastal
Active April–June (peak May)
Rhodes, Dodecanese
cf. Cephalota Cicindela Cosmodela
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Lucania, Calabria, Apulia, Vardar, Burgas, Pomorie, Phiotide, Ahelos, S European
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Lucania, Calabria, Apulia, Vardar, Burgas, Pomorie, Phiotide, Ahelos, S European
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Lucania, Calabria, Apulia, Vardar, Burgas, Pomorie, Phiotide, Ahelos, S European
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Lucania, Calabria, Apulia, Vardar, Burgas, Pomorie, Phiotide, Ahelos, S European
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Lucania, Calabria, Apulia, Vardar, Burgas, Pomorie, Phiotide, Ahelos, S European
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
Cephalota vartianorum
(Mandl, 1967) n. stat. Gebert, 2016 · 11.1–12.4 mm
saline
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Abu Ghraib, Mosul area, Ar Raqqah, Dead Sea, Beersheba, Neot HaKikar, Busher are
cf. Calomera Cicindela Cosmodela
Cicindela herbacea
Klug, 1832 · 10–18 mm
coastal
Active April–July (peak May–Jun)
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
coastal
Active May–September (peak Jun–Aug)
cf. Apterodela Cicindelidia Cylindera
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cosmodela
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 pygmaea
Wiesner, 2008 · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active April–July (peak May–Jun)
Anatolia
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
coastal
Active April–July (peak May–Jun)
Anatolia
cf. Calomera Cephalota Cicindela
Cylindera pygmaea pygmaea
Wiesner, 2008 · 5–22 mm
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
Anatolia
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
coastal
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
cf. Apterodela Calochroa Calomera
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
Myriochila orientalis
(Bates, 1874) · 9–15 mm
coastal
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
Xinjiang
cf. Ambalia Bennigsenium Calyptoglossa
| Taxon | Authority | Flight | Distribution | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calomera aulica aulica
= Cicindela aulica cupraria (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Dejean, 1825) | S Pelopones | ||
| Calomera caucasica
= Cicindela concolor (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2008 | C + E Anatolia | ||
| Calomera concolor rouxi
= Cicindela crespignyi (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1874) | Anatolia | ||
| Calomera fischeri bampsi | Werner, 2000 | Thracia | ||
| Calomera fischeri fischeri
= Cicindela fowleri (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | Thracia | ||
| Calomera lugens lugens
= Cicindela lunulata (Fabricius, 1798) [basionym]
|
(Klug, 1832) | Rhodes | ||
| Cephalota circumdata cappadocica
= Cicindela circumdata circumdata (Dejean, 1825) [basionym]
|
(Semenov, 1895) | Lucania | ||
| Cephalota circumdata circumdata | (Dejean, 1825) | Lucania | ||
| Cephalota circumdata hattusae | Werner, 1994 | Lucania | ||
| Cephalota circumdata imperialis | Werner, 1994 | Lucania | ||
| Cephalota circumdata leonschaeferi
= Cicindela deserticola deserticola (Faldermann, 1836) [basionym]
|
Werner, 1994 | Lucania | ||
| Cephalota vartianorum
= Cicindela vonderdeckeni (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Mandl, 1967) n. stat. Gebert, 2016 | Abu Ghraib | ||
| Cicindela herbacea | Klug, 1832 | |||
| Cicindela herbacea perreaui | Klug, 1832 | |||
| Cicindela javetii | Semenov, 1895 | |||
| Cicindela micheli | Schaupp, 1884 | |||
| 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 pygmaea | Wiesner, 2008 | Anatolia | ||
| Cylindera pygmaea laetula | Wiesner, 2008 | Anatolia | ||
| Cylindera pygmaea pygmaea
= Cicindela singalensis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
|
Wiesner, 2008 | Anatolia | ||
| Grammognatha euphratica armenica
= Cicindela euphratica euphratica (Dejean, 1825) [basionym]
|
(Chaudoir, 1852) | Almeria | ||
| Grammognatha euphratica euphratica | (Dejean, 1825) | Almeria | ||
| Lophyra hilariola
= Cicindela histrio (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
|
(Bates, 1878) | |||
| Myriochila melancholica melancholica | (Fabricius, 1798) | Algarve | ||
| Myriochila melancholica semicircumcincta | Werner, 1999 | Algarve | ||
| Myriochila orientalis | (Bates, 1874) | Xinjiang |