Field Cards — Taiwan
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Apterodela shirakii
Wiesner, 2013
12–22 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
open sandydiurnalflightless
= Cicindela unipunctata (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Cicindela, Cicindelidia, Cylindera
Callytron inspeculare
(Bates, 1892)
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
Fujian, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Liaoning, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Kyushu
= Cicindela limosum (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyes very large, strongly protuberant — open-substrate adaptation.
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa
Callytron yuasai okinawense
Wiesner, 2016
10–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
Xinbao, Ryukyu Isl.
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa
Calochroa flavomaculata flavomaculata
(Hope, 1831)
12–17 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
riverinediurnal + nocturnal (attracted to light; rests on illuminated pagoda walls during day)★ 5.3
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
Calochroa flavomaculata lorenzi
(Hope, 1831)
12–17 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
riverinediurnal + nocturnal (attracted to light)★ 5.3
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
Calochroa flavomaculata sexsignata
Wiesner, 2008
12–17 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
riverinediurnal + nocturnal (attracted to light)★ 5.3
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
Calochroa flavomaculata sumbawae
Wiesner, 2008
12–17 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
riverinediurnal + nocturnal (attracted to light)★ 5.8
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
Calomera angulata angulata
(Fabricius, 1787)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Gujarat,
= Cicindela angulata niponensis (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
Resembles Calochroa, Cosmodela, Jundlandia
Calomera angulata sumatrensis
(Bates, 1874)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal★ 6.3
Malacca, Sumatra, Sumbawa, Borneo, Luzon, Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Gu
= Cicindela asperula (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
Head densely covered with long setae on genae; Body medium to large with setose sterna.
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa
Calomera plumigera devastata
(Bates, 1874)
8–18 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
= Cicindela plumigera macrograptina (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa
Cosmodela batesi
(Fleutiaux, 1898)
14–22 mm
Active January–December (year-round)
coastaldiurnal★ 6.3
Hubei
= Cicindela didyma (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Head wider than pronotum; eyes large, protuberant.
Resembles Abroscelis, Antennaria, Apteroessa
Cylindera autumnalis
(Dokhtouroff, 1882)
5–22 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
coastaldiurnal
Pintung
= Cicindela colmanti (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Cylindera cylindriformis
(Herbst, 1806)
5–22 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
Hengchun
= Cicindela davidi (Fairmaire, 1888) [basionym]
Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cicindela
Cylindera ooa
Wiesner, 2013
5–22 mm
Active April–August (peak May–Jun)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.3
Kaohsiung
Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Calomera, Cephalota, Cicindela
Cylindera pseudocylindriformis
(Roubal, 1943)
5–22 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
= Cicindela raffrayi (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Cylindera sauteri
(Fleutiaux, 1898)
5–22 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
Kosempo, Taihorin
Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Ambalia, Bennigsenium, Calyptoglossa
Cylindera triangulata
Wiesner, 2016
5–22 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
Pingtung
= Cicindela viridisticta (Bates, 1867) [basionym]
Distinguished from Cicindela s.str., Calomera, Lophyra, Myriochila, Parvindela, Cicindelidia by aedeagal morphology.
Resembles Apterodela, Cicindela, Cicindelidia
Lophyra striolata dorsolineolata
Werner, 2000
9–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
coastaldiurnal★ 5.8
Anhui, Beijing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, He
Resembles Calochroa, Calomera, Cosmodela
Myriochila specularis brevipennis
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
Malacca, Hainan, Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan
= Cicindela specularis specularis (Bates, 1878) [basionym]
Resembles Calochroa, Calomera, Cosmodela
Myriochila specularis specularis
(Bates, 1878)
9–15 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
Malacca, Hainan, Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan
Resembles Calochroa, Calomera, Cosmodela
Myriochila specularis suensoni
Werner, 1999
9–15 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
coastaldiurnal
Malacca, Hainan, Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan
Resembles Cylindera, Hipparidium, Chaetotaxis
Neocollyris albocyanescens
(Bates, 1874)
9–23 mm
Active October–April (peak Jan–Nov)
otherdiurnal★ 6.3
= Cicindela angustula (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
Horn, 1901
Body 8–16 mm, strongly elongate with ant-mimicking habitus.
Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Protocollyris
Neocollyris formosana
(Bates, 1866)
9–23 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
otherdiurnal★ 5.8
Fujian
Horn, 1901
Body 8–16 mm, strongly elongate with ant-mimicking habitus.
Resembles Collyris, Protocollyris, Tricondyla
Neocollyris loochooensis
(Nakane, 1950)
9–23 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
otherdiurnal★ 6.3
Ryukyu Isl., Hubei
= Cicindela macilenta (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
Horn, 1901
Body 8–16 mm, strongly elongate with ant-mimicking habitus.
Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Protocollyris
Neocollyris obscurofemorata
(Bates, 1874)
9–23 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
otherdiurnal★ 6.3
Taihorin
Horn, 1901
Body 8–16 mm, strongly elongate with ant-mimicking habitus.
Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Protocollyris
Neocollyris taiwanensis
Naviaux, 1994
9–23 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
otherdiurnal★ 6.3
= Cicindela lissodera (Bates, 1874) [basionym]
Horn, 1901
Body 8–16 mm, strongly elongate with ant-mimicking habitus.
Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Protocollyris
Protocollyris sauteri
(Fleutiaux, 1898)
5–9 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
otherdiurnal
= Cicindela schuhi (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Head elongate, distinctly longer than wide; eyewith large but somewhat laterally directed.
Resembles Collyris, Derocrania, Neocollyris
Sophiodela chinensis chinensis
Wiesner, 2020
16–22 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
open sandydiurnal
Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Hena
Head wider than pronotum; eyewith large, protuberant.
Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera
Sophiodela chinensis flammifera
Wiesner, 2020
16–22 mm
Active April–September (peak May–Aug)
open sandydiurnal
Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Hena
Resembles Calochroa, Calomera, Cosmodela
Therates alboobliquatus
(Bates, 1892)
8–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
otherdiurnal★ Endemic★ 6.8
= Cicindela alboobliquatus alboobliquatus (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Ground color dark with pale maculation.
Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera
Therates alboobliquatus alboobliquatus
(Bates, 1892)
8–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
otherdiurnal★ 6.3
= Cicindela alboobliquatus iriomotensis (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Ground color dark with pale maculation; [inherited from species]
Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera
Therates alboobliquatus kotoshonis
(Bates, 1892)
8–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
otherdiurnal★ 6.3
= Cicindela alboobliquatus yakushimanus (Bates, 1892) [basionym]
Ground color dark with pale maculation; [inherited from species]
Resembles Apterodela, Calochroa, Calomera
Therates obliquefasciatus
(Bates, 1892)
8–16 mm
Active June–October (peak Jul–Aug)
otherdiurnal★ 5.8
Ground color dark with pale maculation.
Resembles Calochroa, Calomera, Cosmodela